Day in Photos: Soweto March Commemoration, Earthquake in Indonesia, and Smithsonian Folklife Festival
Students gather to mark Youth Day, the 50th anniversary of the June 16, 1976, Soweto Uprising, organized by 1976 at Fifty in Soweto near Johannesburg, South Africa, on June 16, 2026. The day honors thousands of Black students who protested against apartheid-era education policies and those who were killed or injured when police opened fire on the demonstration.Emmanuel Croset/AFP via Getty ImagesStudents gather to mark Youth Day, the 50th anniversary of the June 16, 1976, Soweto Uprising, organized by 1976 at Fifty in Soweto near Johannesburg, South Africa, on June 16, 2026. The day honors thousands of Black students who protested against apartheid-era education policies and those who were killed or injured when police opened fire on the demonstration.Emmanuel Croset/AFP via Getty Images
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