Nelson Mandela Tribute At Art In Motion
Nelson Mandela visited Detroit in June of 1990 shortly after leaving prison and before his election as South Africa’s president. His presence impacted our city with such reverence that Detroit renamed Atwater Street to “Nelson Mandela Drive.” This past weekend, I met Ida Hawkins. She’s a New York born artist, nestled on Livernois in Detroit – very alive to what people need to see visually. Now a little over a year after Mandela’s passing, Hawkins, too, desired to continue to honor his life. At...