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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.
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 .
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 ]
In an opinion piece published by CNN, Derrick Johnson noted difficulties for African Americans to find testing and treatment due to "the shortage of hospitals and health care providers serving our communities" and racial bias. He also wrote about racial polarization of pandemic response, in particular by the chief executive, with resulting ...
James Rucker is the co-founder of Color of Change, an online activist organization that aims to strengthen the political voice of African Americans in the United States.The organization was founded by Rucker and Van Jones in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, and helped to raise awareness for the cause of the Jena Six.
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) .
During an appearance Thursday, Feb. 20, on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the host asked Roker how he gets ready for his daily appearances on the Today show. Roker’s answer is bound to ...
In 2017, Blaque started a weekly YouTube series called True Tea where she answers questions that viewers send her about racism, transphobia, black culture and several other topics. [8] Blaque has made guest appearances on several other YouTuber's videos such as the BuzzFeed video about gender pronouns .