Black activists

Malcolm X was an important black leader and activist to the African American community and Nation of Islam in the 50’s and 60’s. He had a troubled childhood growing up in a time of awful racism. His childhood experiences affected him and his decisions for many years in positive and negative ways. Malcolm X was a strong willed man with huge ideas for the civil rights of African Americans that created a huge following of people for him. He did not feel that nonviolent approaches towards civil rights

Black Lives Matter is an activist movement that originated among the African American community. Boundless.com defines the Black Lives Matter movement as, “Black Lives Matter is an activist movement originating in the African-American community that campaigns against violence and institutionalized racism toward black people in the United States.” The originators of the hashtag and call to action: Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi; expanded their project into a national network of over

Assata Shakur A leader, activist, survivor, “rebel”, mother and a black woman, Assata Shakur is a woman who many may have heard about but not too many know her story or what she accomplished. In her autobiography, Shakur really gives a very descriptive perspective about what she has experienced in her life being apart of the civil rights and Black Panther movements. Throughout the Shakur’s story, she first talks about her experience after being beaten and then being transported to the hospital

Black Lives Matter is an international activist movement, that speaks against racism , and violence towards black people. Black Lives Matter organization was founded by Opal Tometi, Patrisse Cullors and Alicia Garza. Black Lives Matter originated in 2012. Over a period of time, the black lives movement has revolutionized the world regardless of the policies. This movement has been known for their acts of protest and their will to not give up. This movement shows the need for people to voice their

Black lives matter is an international activist movement that is highly supported by the African American community and was created in reaction to violence and racism towards African Americans. This movement began in 2013 when Trayvon Martin, an African American teenager was shot and killed by George Zimmerman who was a white police officer. Although the Black Lives Matter movement has many supporters, 78% of voting Americans favor All Lives Matter, a movement that criticizes Black Lives Matter,

In the influential and provoking essay “Learning to Read” (1965), Malcolm X, a civil right activist and powerful black leader, narrates his story on how books transformed his life forever into the realm of human rights. Incorporating sequential narrative and social analysis, he explains his methodology in attaining literacy and how this process influences him to espouse black separatism and resent white people, while providing historical fact and jarring criticism in his arguments. Using first-person

Two main black activist leaders of the early 1950's were Martin Luther King and Malcolm X. Today, both of these men would be remembered as 'great leaders'.However, these two men had totally different approaches towards meeting the same main goal. Both Martin Luther King and Malcolm X fought for civil rights; however Malcolm X also wanted to have a separate black society whereas Martin Luther "wanted the integration of white people with black people. Malcolm X believed

the segment began to air. The reporter said a black teen, named Trayvon Martin had been shot and killed in Stanford, Florida by a neighborhood watch volunteer. She said the story was still developing and information would be coming. It was relayed later that day that the neighborhood watch volunteer followed and shot Martin because he looked suspicious and up to no good, also known as black. I was so shocked. I mean, I knew that hate crimes against black people existed, but I could not tell someone

issue and its impact on others and the world. Some teens became leaders because they were directly affected by an issue. There are numerous examples of teen activists to illustrate how their activism originated. The first reason that teen activism is initiated is when a parent is closely involved. This is demonstrated by global education activist Malala Yousafzi and her father from Pakistan. Her father’s profession as a teacher clearly brought her to realize what a good education can do for any individual

Do you know what a teen activist is? A teen activist is someone who fights for what they think is right. There are many different kinds of activist. There are animal rights activist, there are environmental activists, political activists, etc. There are many different ages of activist. Whatever their age, they can still make a difference. To be an activist, you must understand what you want to be an activist for. You must educate yourself about the issue you want to make better. You can take public