By Linn Washington, Jr., Temple University A meeting in Philadelphia, held at a senior center on a bitter cold Saturday…
Tag: activism
Man found guilty of murdering activist in Seattle
SEATTLE — A Seattle man has been convicted of murdering a man he shot, and injuring a 9-year-old boy while…
After he reached the Super Bowl, Colin Kaepernick’s racial justice protests helped expose US views toward sports activism
By Betina Cutaia Wilkinson, Wake Forest University Back in 2012, quarterback Colin Kaepernick was one of the NFL’s most popular…
White and Black activists worked strategically in parallel in Detroit 50 years ago, fighting for civil rights
Since the murder of George Floyd in 2020, some white people have been wondering how they can work with Black…
What James Earl Jones can teach us about the activism of art in times of crisis
By Dominic Taylor, University of California, Los Angeles The death of James Earl Jones has forced me to consider the…
More than a year after the death of an environmental activist, questions remain on the dangerousness of the Stop Cop City movement near Atlanta
By Michael K. Logan, Kennesaw State University and Jennifer Carson, University of Central Missouri Manuel Terán was one of a…
Christine King Farris, last surviving sibling of Martin Luther King Jr., dies at 95
Christine King Farris, the last surviving sibling of civil rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., has died at the…
NFL legend and civil rights advocate Jim Brown dies at 87
Known around the world as one of the all-time greats in football history, NFL Hall of Famer and civil rights…
Black students in Washington state played key role in the Civil Rights Movement, new book states
By Marc Arsell Robinson, California State University, San Bernardino When it comes to civil rights history, the focus is often…
As digital activists, teens of color turn to social media to fight for a more just world
By Dominique Skye McDaniel, Kennesaw State University When it comes to social media use among young people, very often the…
