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Today’s Vibrant Soweto: The Healing Legacy of President Mandela and Mama Antoinette

“How do you tell this story, over and over, Mama Antoinette?” I asked the tiny woman standing before me, ” and with no trace of bitterness or hatred for the people who murdered your brother?” “Forgiveness,” she said reaching out to hug me, “it’s the only path from grief.” On June 16, 1976 a twelve year old boy named Hector Pietersen was killed by police in an event the world …