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Abu-Jamal was born Wesley Cook in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he grew up.He has a younger brother named William. They attended local public schools. In 1968, a high school teacher, a Kenyan man instructing a class on African cultures, encouraged the students to take African or Arabic names for classroom use; he gave Cook the name "Mumia". [10]
[4] [5] [6] Chauncey Bailey, who was the editor at a large circulation African American newspaper, was murdered in 2007 for his investigative reporting. [7] Since the September 11 attacks, terrorism-related deaths involving journalists is another trend. [8] [9] In some cases, journalists have been attacked but survived, such as Victor Riesel. [10]
Ebony writer J. Lemieux [72] and D. Thomas of the Los Angeles Times [73] wrote that the American mainstream media were too selective about rebroadcasting the footage of Parker and Ward's deaths to white audiences, but have frequently shown content of many black people being killed.
American human rights activist New York City United States: members of the Nation of Islam: Pio Gama Pinto: 1965: 24 February Kenyan journalist Nairobi Kenya: police James Reeb: 1965: 11 March American minister and civil rights activist Alabama United States: mob Viola Liuzzo: 1965: 25 March American civil rights activist Selma, Alabama United ...
Poet and civil rights activist Nikki Giovanni, a prominent figure during the Black Arts Movement in the 1960s and '70s who was dubbed "the Princess of Black Poetry," has died. She was 81. She was 81.
Simeon Saunders Booker Jr. (August 27, 1918 – December 10, 2017) was an African-American journalist whose work appeared in leading news publications for more than 50 years. He was known for his journalistic works during the civil rights movement and for his coverage of the 1955 murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till .
After dedicating his life to fighting the regime of Assad, Mazen Al-Hamada did not live to see it fall. A symbol of resilience and courage, the famous Syrian activist was found dead in the ...
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:American civil rights activists. It includes American civil rights activists that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.