President Obama just gave a statement to acknowledge the passing of Nelson Mandela. Obama said his very first political act was a protest against apartheid, and that he's always taken inspiration from Mandela. Here's video:
There will be a number of tributes paid to Mandela over the next few weeks. Here's one of the first—the cover of the next issue of The New Yorker:
New Yorker's beautiful Mandela cover image is by legendary artist @KadirNelson (also created Drake's album cover) pic.twitter.com/1kg5ja4hOo
— Kia Makarechi (@Kia_Mak) December 5, 2013