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This is a list of African-American activists [1] covering various areas of activism, but primarily focused on those African-Americans who historically and currently have been fighting racism and racial injustice against African-Americans.
This category exists to help sort out the main African-American people category, as part of the African-American people by occupation category scheme. United States portal This category lists African-American people who were/are activists for various issues (including but not limited to civil rights) .
On April 20, 2021, Ma'Khia Bryant, a 16-year-old African-American girl, was fatally shot by Columbus police officer Nicholas Reardon in Columbus, Ohio when she attacked another girl with a knife. [141] Bryant was transported to Mount Carmel East hospital, where she was pronounced dead. [142] The killing sparked protests in Columbus and around Ohio.
As protests continue to erupt around the country, a group of three young African-American activists is attempting to link the demonstrations to a list of demands.
Naomi Wadler (born October 16, 2006) is an American student and activist against gun violence. She has made speeches advocating for victims of gun violence in the United States, especially black female victims, most notably at the pro-gun control protest March For Our Lives.
Adolphus Belk Jr., a professor of political science and African American studies at Winthrop University in South Carolina, said activists who care about King’s work could use the attention to ...
ST. LOUIS ‒ They feed the hungry. They counter violence and racial injustice. They fight for criminal justice reform and against book bans. And this week, more than 4,200 of them came together ...
Jeffery Shaun King (born September 17, 1979) is an American writer and activist. He uses social media to promote causes of social justice , particularly Black Lives Matter in the United States. King was raised in Kentucky and received his undergraduate degree from Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia . [ 2 ]