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Here are some of her most inspirational quotes. Related: 10 Fascinating Facts You Probably Didn't Know About the History of Labor Day and the Labor Movement 16 Best Luisa Moreno Quotes
America Ferrera, Actress and Political Activist 38. "One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors."
Celebrate Pride Month with these inspirational LGBTQ quotes. Find messages about hope and love from celebrities, activists and gay rights trailblazers.
Better dead than Red – anti-Communist slogan; Black is beautiful – political slogan of a cultural movement that began in the 1960s by African Americans; Black Lives Matter – decentralized social movement that began in 2013 following the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of African American teen Trayvon Martin; popularized in the United States following 2014 protests in ...
SCLC activist and organizer, a voting rights movement leader, trade unionist Gerd Fleischer: 1942 Norway: human rights activist Peter Tosh: 1944 1987 Jamaica: Marijuana legalization activist, promoter of the rights of Africans within Africa as well as Black people across the diaspora, reggae musician. Marsha P. Johnson: 1945 1992 United States
James Baldwin, an influential African American writer and activist, and William F. Buckley, a leading conservative intellectual, debated the motion, "The American dream is at the expense of the American Negro." The proposition, led by Baldwin, won by a landslide majority of 380, with the 'Ayes' receiving 544 votes to the 'Noes' 164.
From activists like Milk and Rivera to famous figures like Elton John and Miley Cyrus, here are 60 inspiring Pride Month quotes from LGBTQ+ celebrities, writers, thought leaders, and allies. Pride ...
Alicia Dickerson Montemayor (August 6, 1902 – May 13, 1989) was an American civil rights activist from Laredo, Texas, the first woman elected to a national office not specifically designated for a woman, having served as vice president general of the interest group, the League of United Latin American Citizens. She was the first woman to ...