Desmond Tutu

Taylor Swift is one of the most popular singers and songwriters in the world. Learn about her journey when she started singing country music as a teenager and grew into a global pop star. Her songs tell stories about her life, friends, and dreams. Over the years, she’s created ma ... Show More

Antarctica is the coldest, windiest, and driest place on Earth. It’s a frozen continent at the bottom of the world, covered almost entirely by ice. Even though people don’t live there permanently, scientists travel to Antarctica to study its wildlife, glaciers, and weather. Pengu ... Show More

Meet Mary Cassatt, a talented artist known for her beautiful paintings of mothers and children. Born in 1844, Mary grew up in America but spent most of her life in France, where she became friends with other famous artists. She loved to paint pictures that showed the special bond ... Show More

    En este segundo episodio, profundizamos en el carácter, el carisma y la lucha de Desmond Tutu por acabar con el apartheid y labrar el camino de una sudáfrica multiracial. Hacemos un recorrido por la vida personal, política y activista del arzobispo de todos los sudafricanos. ... Show More

Archbishop Desmond Tutu is one of our wisest models on the territory of reckoning with past wrongs that infuse and haunt the present. In the 1990s, he helped galvanize South Africa’s peaceful transition to democracy after decades of white supremacy as the law of the land. He tell ... Show More

Reflecting on the life of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the South African priest who became a prominent figure in the fight against apartheid, and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984. 

En 1990, Nelson Mandela est enfin libéré de sa prison où il se trouvait depuis 27 ans !Il avait été emprisonné pour avoir dénoncé et lutté contre l’apartheid, le système terrible de séparation entre les blancs et les noirs dans son pays, l’Afrique du Sud.Mises en place en 1948, c ... Show More

Desmond was convicted after refusing to leave her seat in a segregated movie theater in Nova Scotia in 1946. But she also established the first beauty salon for Black women her area, and founded a beauty school for Black women.   Research:  Bingham, Russell. "Viola Desmond". The ... Show More

Écoutez la vie extraordinaire de l'Abbé Pierre, cet homme devenu un symbole de la lutte contre la pauvreté et l'injustice. Ce prêtre catholique français a été notamment résistant pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, puis député et fondateur du mouvement Emmaüs. Bonne écoute de cet ... Show More

March 7th, 1985. “We Are the World” hits the shelves. It's an instant hit, breaking the top of the charts and making music history. This one song has the star power of 45 of the biggest singers of the era: Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder, Tina Turner, Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, Br ... Show More

On this episode of History of the '90s, host Kathy Kenzora is looking at some aspects of the anti-apartheid struggle that you might not know; pirate radio and protest songs. Pirate radio was a weapon used by the African National Congress to inspire black South Africans and counte ... Show More