THE COWL Grandfather, Nelson Mandela
Providence College Vol. LXXXIIII No. 14 January 30, 2020 thecowl.com "Together, There is Nothing We Cannot Achieve." Ndaba Mandela Inspires Community at Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation by Hannah Langley '21 in 1982, Ndaba Mandela grew up News Co-Editor under apartheid in South Africa. He ON-CAMPUS admitted he was mainly sheltered from the brutality that surrounded Nearly 50 years ago, Rev. Dr. him. Martin Luther King, Jr., pronounced He recounted how at around “I Have A Dream” to the entire eight years old he was told by his world, advocating for racial parents they were going to visit his equality and civil rights in America. grandfather in prison, and what This past Friday, January 24, he saw was not what he expected. at the convocation event held in He remembered pulling up to a the famous leader’s name, Ndaba beautiful, big house with a pool, a Mandela, grandson of Nelson personal chef, and more, thinking Mandela, reiterated this message to how could this be jail? He said he the Providence College community, learned later in life, however, “They advocating not only for diversity tried to break his mental strength.” reforms, but also for reforms in all The apartheid government areas across the globe. Inspired by wanted to break Mandela's will to Dr. King’s words, Mandela stated, work for reform by giving him this “If your dreams don’t scare you, comfortable life in isolation, but he they aren’t big enough.” never backed down. It was in this After beginning his speech by moment Ndaba Mandela decided, thanking God and quoting Dr.
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