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Honoring An Icon: Women Are Taking To Social Media To Proclaim #IAmWinnieMandela

Honoring An Icon: Women Are Taking To Social Media To Proclaim #IAmWinnieMandela
Natasha Hatendi
By Britni Danielle · Updated October 24, 2020

It’s been nearly a week since South African icon and anti-apartheid fighter Winnie Madikizela-Mandela passed away in Johannesburg, and people are still paying tribute to the woman known as the mother of her nation.

While celebrities and politicians — including Congresswoman Maxine Waters, supermodel Naomi Campbell, and actor Idris Elba — honored “Mama Winnie” soon after hearing of her passing on Monday, everyday women and men are taking to social media to pay homage to the fighter who dedicated so much of herself to the freedom of her people.

Through #IAmWinnieMandela, users on Twitter and Instagram share quotes and anecdotes about what Winnie Mandela’s life meant to them.

Mam'Winnie Madikizela-Mandela did not die. She multiplied!
I am my sisters' keeper. #IAmWinnieMandela#AllBlackWithADoek pic.twitter.com/n4uj13YeO7

— uMem Wabantu (@NjabsZwane) April 6, 2018

 

Time to say thank you for everything, we love you forever, goodbye ♥️#IAmWinnieMandela pic.twitter.com/U43OTORUmn

— marang setshwaelo (@marangdream) April 6, 2018

She did not die, she multiplied. #IAmWinnieMandela pic.twitter.com/34SPU7LgTs

— Mandisa Gaba (@MandisaGaba) April 6, 2018

 

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela didn't die, she multiplied. #IAmWinnieMandela ✊ pic.twitter.com/KVIXQ0qLUh

— QueenF♥xy (@FoxyTeeKay) April 6, 2018

 

When educating minds of the youth we must not forget to educate their hearts too #AllBlackWithADoek #iamwinniemandela She challenged me to wear a doek

A post shared by KALEMBO ™® (@iamphyl) on Apr 6, 2018 at 10:37am PDT

 

#iamwinniemandela #shediedandwemultiplied 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

A post shared by kutlwano makgalemele (@kanothecreator) on Apr 6, 2018 at 8:42am PDT

 

Amandla!!! ✊🏽#iamwinniemandela #allblackwithadoek #ripwinniemandela 🙏🏽

A post shared by Nicoleah Ogle (@nicoleah_77) on Apr 6, 2018 at 10:47am PDT

 

Wena wawungenzenjani 🤷‍♀️ #allblackfriday #iamwinniemandela

A post shared by Refilwe (@refilwenhlapo) on Apr 6, 2018 at 10:37am PDT

 

So far, the hashtag has been used nearly 4,000 times on Instagram, with many simply remembering the activist with the Xhosa word, “Amandla,” a rallying cry used during the anti-apartheid struggle which means “freedom.”

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