FRAMINGHAM – Framingham State University is pleased to invite the community to campus for the Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Lecture, featuring Nbaba Mandela on Thursday, Jan. 23rd, at 6 p.m. in the Dwight Hall Performing Arts Center.
Ndaba Mandela, the grandson of Nelson Mandela, is a prominent advocate for social change and the co-founder and chairman of the Africa Rising Foundation, which aims to promote a positive image of Africa globally. He actively works to inspire the next generation of African leaders and combat HIV/AIDS through various initiatives, including his role as an executive director at UNAIDS. Ndaba’s recent book, Going to the Mountain: Life Lessons from My Grandfather, Nelson Mandela, offers a personal perspective on his grandfather’s teachings and legacy. He has been recognized as one of BET’s “28 Men of Change” and is featured in the International Emmy-nominated docu-series The Mandela Project.
Through his dynamic presentations and community-focused projects, Ndaba continues to embody and share Nelson Mandela’s message that one individual can indeed make a difference, emphasizing values such as humility and equality learned during his upbringing with his grandfather.
The title of his lecture is: For With Freedom Comes Responsibilities: Lessons from Mandela & King.
To register to attend this free event visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/for-with-freedom-comes-responsibilities-lessons-from-mandela-king-tickets-1105861504529?aff=oddtdtcreator
Representative Jack Lewis 
Norton, McKinney & Lawler Funeral Home