Daughter of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Revd Nontombi Tutu shares insights into her lecture ‘Truth: The Path to Reconciliation.’

USPG had the privilege of interviewing The Revd Nontombi Tutu, an Episcopal priest, human rights activist, and the daughter of Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

Revd Nontombi joined USPG at York Minster to deliver the inaugural Desmond Tutu Annual Memorial Lecture on 17th September 2024. In this interview, she shares insights into her lecture, entitled ‘Truth: The Path to Reconciliation.’

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Further information about Revd Nontombi Tutu:

Naomi is an Episcopal priest who is a priest associate at All Saint’s Episcopal in Atlanta. The challenges of growing up black and female in apartheid South Africa have been the building blocks of her life as a human rights activist.

Before her call to ministry, her professional experience ranged from being a development consultant in West Africa to being a programme coordinator for programmes on Race and Gender and Gender-based Violence in Education at the African Gender Institute at the University of Cape Town. Also, The Revd Tutu has taught at the University of Hartford, the University of Connecticut and Brevard College in North Carolina. She served as Programme Coordinator for the historic Race Relations Institute at Fisk University and was a part of the Institute’s delegation to the World Conference Against Racism in Durban.

She started her public speaking in Kentucky in the 1970’s when she was invited to speak at churches, community groups, colleges and universities about her experiences growing up in apartheid South Africa. Since then, she has become a much sought-after speaker to varied groups such as business associations, professional conferences, elected officials and church and civic organisations.