PBS News Hour

December 26, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

On this edition for Sunday, December 26, tributes pour in for Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a hero of South Africa’s anti-apartheid movement and Nobel Peace Prize winner who died on Sunday. Also, why Cleveland is investing in planting trees, and a walk through Maine’s Acadia National Park to see, hear and catalog local birds impacted by climate change. Michael Hill anchors from New Jersey.

Remembering Desmund Tutu’s life and legacy

7m 13s

Former Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize-winning icon, died Sunday at 90. Tutu’s passionate voice helped end South Africa’s brutal apartheid regime. World leaders and people around the globe mourned his death and praised the legacy he left behind, including his more recent work as an activist for racial justice and LGBT rights. NewsHour Special Correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault joins.

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