December 11, 2013-New York, NY: Audience attends the Nelson Mandela Commemorative Memorial service held at the Riverside Church on December 11, 2013 in New York City. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was inaugurated as the first black President of a democratic South Africa on May 10, 1994 bringing democracy and ending the oppressive rule of apartheid . (Terrence Jennings)