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Desmond Tutu

South African churchman, politician, archbishop, Nobel Prize winner (1931–2021)

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Jan 22, 2026
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What evidence exists that Ronald Reagan used racist language or supported racist policies?

using a racial slur to describe African diplomats during a 1971 phone call with , and historians and commentators have linked that episode to a wider pattern of rhetoric and policies critics say harme...

Jan 22, 2026

What evidence exists about the Reagan administration’s policy toward apartheid South Africa and how was it received by Black leaders?

pursued a policy of "-policy">constructive engagement" toward apartheid —framed as quiet diplomacy and economic ties rather than public pressure—and resisted broad punitive sanctions, a stance recorde...