activism
An Ottawa, Canada memorial for Sandra Bland, the 28-year-old woman who died in a Texas jail cell earlier this month, was defaced with an “All…
The Department of Homeland Security has made it their business to keep tabs on Black Lives Matter activists since the uprising in Ferguson, Missouri following the…
NYC #ShutItDown for Eric Garner! This Friday we show our resistance This Friday we show our power #NOJUSTICENOPEACE pic.twitter.com/Pn2kZacv1X — Millions March NYC (@MillionsMarch) July…
No matter what, Twitter has DeRay’s back. On Wednesday, DeRay McKesson and Montel Williams engaged in a brief Twitter spat after the former talk show host…
It’s almost here. On April 13 members of Justice League NYC will be joined by fellow activists and friends to embark on a historic journey…
You’ve hit the streets. You’ve carried picket signs. You’ve joined choruses “No Justice, No Peace,” “I Can’t Breathe,” and even “Fight the Power.” You were angered…
As Ferguson continues to mobilize behind efforts to seek justice for 18-year-old Michael Brown, who was slain by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson, 11-year-old Marquis Govan, spoke out at a St. Louis County Council on Aug. 19 to explain the underlying tension in Ferguson and what it really stems from. NPR reports: “The people of […]
The life and legacy of Nelson Mandela is synonymous with the abolition of apartheid. As the fight to end apartheid raged on while Mandela sat in a Robbin Island prison for 27 years, celebrities became involved in the fight against apartheid in the only way they knew how–entertainment. Lots of musicians who disagreed with the […]
There are not many artists in today’s Hip-Hop landscape that will ride for the cause until the wheels fall off like Yasiin Bey aka Mos Def. There was a time when social commentary and political activism was the primary objective of premier Hip-Hop artists and their associates, but during the culture’s most widely recognized creative […]
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If There Was Ever Proof The ‘All Lives Matter’ Movement Is Reductive, This Is It
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The Watchers: Feds Have Been Monitoring Black Lives Matter Activists Since Ferguson
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#ShutItDown: Protesters To Renew Calls For Justice One Year After Eric Garner’s Chokehold Death
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This Is What Happened When Montel Williams Came For Activist DeRay McKesson On Twitter