A leader in the fight against South African apartheid, she died surrounded by family members in Johannesburg.

Being a kid during the anti-apartheid movement meant learning, in real time, that the oppression of Black people was global. Akiba Solomon gives thanks for the joy and lightness that the father of South African jazz brought to an intense international struggle. 

The biopic miniseries premieres tonight and stars Laurence Fishburne as the African National Congress leader.

“The Daily Show” host and “The Breakfast Club’s” Charlamagne Tha God both faced criticism from people who say they indulged the conservative pundit’s anti-Black perspective.