Activism

theGrio featured stories
January 15, 2013

theGrio’s 100: Lee Saunders, organizing America’s largest union

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January 15, 2013

theGrio’s 100: William Barber, fighting for the rights of all North Carolinians

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January 15, 2013

theGrio’s 100: Nerfertiti Martin and Emily Carpenter’s girl power

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January 15, 2013

theGrio’s 100: Valeisha Butterfield-Jones, the power of positive images

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December 14, 2012

Common brings awareness to help free activist Leonard Peltier

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December 1, 2012

HIV/AIDS activist: ‘I refuse to let the disease control me’

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October 25, 2012

The Roots' Black Thought educates women and girls about health

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August 8, 2012

Harry Belafonte: Jay-Z, Beyoncé 'have turned their back on social responsibility'

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June 20, 2012

Has Jesse Jackson become irrelevant?

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May 16, 2012

Chuck D on Obama's gay marriage stance: 'Inevitable and necessary'

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May 7, 2012

Julian Bond, former NAACP chairman, hopes activists of today learn civil rights history

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May 7, 2012

Cornel West, activists convicted for disorderly conduct at stop-and-frisk protests

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May 1, 2012

Does Occupy Wall Street still matter?

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May 1, 2012

Activists on trial for arrests during NYPD protest

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May 1, 2012

Trayvon Martin's parents take on a new role as activists in wake of tragedy

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April 27, 2012

Widow of civil rights activist wants him home

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April 19, 2012

National Action Network Keepers of the Dream Awards 2012 feature Bill Cosby, John Legend

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April 3, 2012

Whites are mostly missing at Trayvon Martin rallies

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March 23, 2012

John Payton dead: President of NAACP Legal Defense Fund dies at 65

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theGrio featured stories
March 13, 2012

George Clooney makes quiet visit to volatile Sudan region

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