Activism

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

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

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

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

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Common brings awareness to help free activist Leonard Peltier

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

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The Roots' Black Thought educates women and girls about health

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

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Has Jesse Jackson become irrelevant?

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

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

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

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Does Occupy Wall Street still matter?

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Activists on trial for arrests during NYPD protest

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

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Widow of civil rights activist wants him home

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

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Whites are mostly missing at Trayvon Martin rallies

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

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George Clooney makes quiet visit to volatile Sudan region

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