MIRIAM MAKEBA DOODLE: Google celebrates galvanizing ‘Mama Africa’ with gorgeous logo art
HOW MUCH STRENGTH must a voice have to climb above the weight of injustice? How much character must a singer have to stand firm in the face of racism and oppression and cruelty and, eventually, exile?
And how much powerful grace must an activist possess to draw millions to hear her message the world over?
The measuring stick for answering those was embodied by one woman. South Africa’s first lady of song. Mama Africa. Miriam Makeba.
Today, Google pays tribute to the late and great Makeba on what would have been her 81st birthday. A richly tinted Doodle depicts the anti-apartheid icon in stylish profile, wearing her traditional clothes, backdropped by the company’s logo set against earth tones.
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