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Republican governors are framing student debt cancellation as a class issue, pushing the false narrative that relief punishes the poor and rewards the rich.

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The pause on federal student loans expires soon.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a controversial bill into law that could embolden violence against protesters and would criminalize the right to protest nonviolently in certain instances.

The Black community is, in large part, coming together to speak out against the tragedy of Michael Brown’s death in Ferguson, Mo. Many on social media and elsewhere have stepped up to demand justice. There is, however, some small tension between young activists and the old guard Civil Rights Movement set with many disagreeing over […]

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Dream Defenders, an organization committed to developing the next generation of “radical leaders,” is demanding a national response to police murders of Black and Brown youth. RELATED: Attorney General Arrives In Ferguson “From Ferguson to Miami, Black and Brown body after Black and Brown body has been battered, abused, and murdered by those who are sworn to […]

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Roland Martin and the “NewsOne Now” panel take an in-depth look at the crisis in Ferguson, Mo. Today’s power packed panel included Rock Newman, TV legal analyst, Midwin Charles, Cornell Brooks, President & CEO of the NAACP, Cleo Manago, Christopher Metzler, Ph.D. and Phillip Agnew, CEO of the Dream Defenders. Listen to their entire conversation and extensive analysis of the Ferguson uprising below.

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Podcast: Download Roland Martin and the “NewsOne Now” panel take an in-depth look at the crisis in Ferguson, Mo. Today’s power packed panel included Rock Newman, TV legal analyst, Midwin Charles, Cornell Brooks, President & CEO of the NAACP, Cleo Manago, Christopher Metzler, Ph.D. and Phillip Agnew, CEO of the Dream Defenders. On Thursday, “Washington Post’s” Wesley Lowery shared the harrowing details of his arrest in Ferguson Mo. Lowery was […]

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Podcast: Download Roland Martin and the “NewsOne Now” panel take an in-depth look at the crisis in Ferguson, Mo. Today’s power packed panel included Rock Newman, TV legal analyst, Midwin Charles, Cornell Brooks, President & CEO of the NAACP, Cleo Manago, Christopher Metzler, Ph.D. and Phillip Agnew, CEO of the Dream Defenders. Subscribe to the “NewsOne Now” Video Podcast on iTunes Listen to today’s entire show, subscribe […]

For Black History Month, NewsOne honors GAME CHANGERS: Everyday heroes whose actions make life better for the people around them. SEE ALL OUR GAME CHANGERS HERE. Phillip Agnew Place of Residence: Florida Why He’s a Game Changer: Agnew is one of the founders of Dream Defenders, along with Gabriel Pendas and Ahmad Abuznaid. The group […]

UPDATE – Wednesday, December 11, 2013, at 6:02 p.m. EST Hundreds came out for the “Who Killed KJ” rally, including Martin Luther King III, reports Atlanta Daily World. Earlier: Florida-based youth advocacy group, Dream Defenders, released a video today regarding the death of 17-year-old Georgia teen Kendrick Johnson. Johnson was found dead in a rolled […]

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Phillip Agnew, executive director of the Dream Defenders, discussed what the organization has done and the role young people have played in it while at the 2013 Congressional Black Caucus. “I think and I hope we provided a young way for people to engage in a constructive way [and] a powerful way”. Stay connected on 2013 CBCF […]

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The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence has released a bone-chilling digital PSA reenacting the night that 17-year-old Travyon Martin was killed by George Zimmerman in efforts to bring an end to racist and controversial ‘Stand-Your-Ground’ laws. Using painful details from the case, including actual audio from the 911 calls during which Trayvon Martin can be […]