News The ‘conscience of his generation’: Desmond Tutu, South African equality activist, dies at 90 December 26, 2021December 26, 2021 John Bacon, USA TODAY Comments Off on The ‘conscience of his generation’: Desmond Tutu, South African equality activist, dies at 90 He used his pulpit as the first Black bishop of Johannesburg and archbishop of Cape Town to galvanize public opinion against racial inequity.