civil rights movement. Trump could not stop it. Within his government, during his first administration, he urged the policy of police or federal forces shooting protesters in the legs to end this mass struggle for racial equality and justice. Within his own government, this policy was rejected...
24 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion. Towns becomes the first Timberwolves player and fourth recipient of the award since its inception in 2021. The annual award honors a current NBA player for pursuing social justice and upholding the league’s values of equality, respect and inclusion....
In recent years, activism in sports has taken center stage, especially in the movement for racial equality. Anthony and Paul speak with ESPN’s Mike Wilbon. The National Basketball Social Justice Coalition is fighting to end racial and social inequality. ...
"Bring Your Whole Self to the Work": Identity and Intersectional Politics in the Louisville LGBTQ Movement The Fairness Campaign originated in 1991 as a mostly white-led but coalition-oriented LGBTQ rights organization, distinguishing itself for its racial and wider social justice focus. The authors...
This chapter describes how the Gary and El Paso conventions became potent symbols of what later would be called the era's "identity politics." First coined by black feminists in the Combahee River Collective in 1977, the term most often referred to the racial and cultural politics of African...
The AG also gave an assurance that the law will be followed and if more allegations come to light, referrals will be made to the relevant authority to investigate. Meanwhile, Minister for Home Affairs Pio Tikoduadua says he is concerned and disappointed that this has happened. He says bru...
This essay examines working-class white ethnics' rejection of middle-class suburbanite notions of racial innocence, meritocratic individualism, and idealized equality in post-Civil Rights America. Most scholarly attention on white ethnics has tended to dwell on well-documented racism or on their crass ...
11:45 am: Bag Lunches Provided ($8 for non-CCSU students), Book signings Keynote Address: 1:00 pm: Chris Hedges 2:15 pm Workshops 3:45 pm Panel What Will Effective Solidarity Look Like Today? What Divides Us and What Can Bring Us Together to Achieve Democratic Rights for All?