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Colin Kaepernick Wins Major Human Rights Award

Colin Kaepernick will receive the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award.
by NewsOne Staff
08.05.20
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NBA Player Jrue Holiday Launches Social Justice Fund

NBA player Jrue Holiday will donate the rest of his 2020 season salary to nonprofits, Black-owned businesses and HBCUs.
by NewsOne Staff
07.19.20
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Colin Kaepernick Lands Partnership With Disney

Colin Kaepernick inked a deal with Disney to create projects focused on race and social justice.
by NewsOne Staff
07.13.20
Blackout Tuesday Confusion Brings To Question Who The Protest Is Really For
Blackout Tuesday Protest Causes Confusion

Activists have to explain the original intent.
by Royce Dunmore
06.03.20
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Book Highlights Swarthmore College’s Historic 1969 Sit-In

A new book highlights the historic 1969 sit-in at Swarthmore College.
by Brandee Sanders
03.31.20
Bronx-Bred Creative Tyson Hall Uses Art For Activism

Bronx-bred creator and actor Tyson Hall is using his artistry as a means for activism.
by Brandee Sanders
03.30.20
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Angela Davis Named Women’s Hall Of Fame Inductee

Activist and author Angela Davis will be inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame.
by NewsOne Staff
03.29.20
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#BlackGirlMagic: 11-Year-Old Flint Activist Gets Her Own Doll

11-year-old Flint activist Mari Copeny has her own doll.
by NewsOne Staff
10.06.18
Hundreds Of Thousands Attend March For Our Lives In Washington DC
11-Year-Old Activist To Be Honored By NAACP

Naomi Wadler, 11, will be honored by the NAACP for her efforts to bring attention to the lack of concern…
by NewsOne Staff
07.15.18
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Angela Davis’ Work Will Live At Harvard University

Harvard University’s Radcliffe Schlesinger Library has acquired papers from activist Angela Davis.
by NewsOne Staff
02.18.18
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NFL To Host Morehouse College Social Advocacy Workshop

The NFL is partnering with Morehouse College and RISE to host a social advocacy workshop in February.
by NewsOne Staff
12.17.17
Solidarity With Charlottesville Rallies Are Held Across The Country, In Wake Of Death After Alt Right Rally Last Week
Activists Hang KKK Effigies In Virginia

A park in Richmond, Virginia served as the backdrop for a display of fake Klansmen dressed in clown wigs and shoes that…
by Barbara Gonzalez, Cassius
09.11.17
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Activists Rewrite Declaration of Independence In Protest

A group of activists and concerned lawyers rewrote the Declaration Of Independence, adding the right to "challenge, oppose and resist"…
by Clarissa Hamlin
02.23.17
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Stirring Photos Of The Black Lives Matter Protests…
by Allison McGevna
07.10.16
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Stirring Photos Of The Black Lives Matter Protests…
by Allison McGevna
07.10.16
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Names Of Black Police Brutality Victims Appear On…

On the famed Hollywood Walk of Fame, a group of bold activists added the names of several Black victims of…
by D.L. Chandler
03.31.16
Protests Erupt In Chicago After Video Of Police Shooting Of Teen Is Released
BLACK OUT FRIDAY: Chicago Protesters Plan Black Friday…

In an effort to both show the power of their economic freedom while calling for a Justice Department probe into…
by Christina Coleman
11.27.15
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Speak Your Mind: Here’s What Happened To These…

Janelle Monae found a way to bounce back this week, after she was reportedly cut off for speaking about police…
by Desire Thompson
08.19.15
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“The Work Has Only Begun But Love Will…

Everyone wants to know how the past 365 days have been since Michael Brown was gunned down by Officer Darren…
by LaShell Eikerenkoetter
08.09.15
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“Ferguson Represents The Shot Heard Around The World…”

A year after the murder of Michael Brown Jr. there are thousands of transformative stories from a compiled list of…
by Tef Poe
08.09.15
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