Tag: activist
Tennessee woman granted new trial on voter fraud conviction
ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with activist Pamela Moses and her lawyer on her release from prison and how her voter fraud conviction was granted…
‘We are all Americans’: George Takei on attacks on Asian Americans
ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with actor and activist George Takei on the history of violence and discrimination Asian Americans have faced in the U.S….
Student activists take on ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill l ABCNL
Florida teenager Jack Petocz organized statewide student walkouts in protest of a bill that critics say would be harmful to LGBTQ+ youth in Florida. WATCH…
Why voting rights groups boycotted Biden’s visit
ABC News’ James Longman speaks to Nse Ufot, a voting rights activist and CEO of the New Georgia Project, about what’s at stake in Georgia…
Actor Sidney Poitier dies at age 94
The trailblazing actor was the first Black man to win the Academy Award for best actor. source
Remembering Sidney Poitier, 1st Black actor to win Oscar for a leading role
The Academy Award winner was a trailblazer, ambassador and activist who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009. He died Thursday at 94. WATCH…
Sidney Poitier ‘reminded me of the importance of dignity’: LZ Granderson
ABC News’ Phil Lipof speaks with ABC News’ LZ Granderson about Sidney Poitier’s legacy and the impact Poitier had on him as a young actor….
Gen Z fighting for climate change
Climate change activist Xiye Bastida is at the forefront of the climate crisis movement, leading the charge as Gen Z fights to combat the worldwide…
Stanford freshman tackles water scarcity through ‘grey water’ concept
Climate activist Shreya Ramachandran is tackling water scarcity and the global warming crisis thanks to her nonprofit organization, “The Grey Water Project.†WATCH the ABC…
Young climate activists on the fight for Earth l ABC News
Activists share how they fight climate change ahead of COP26, the 2021 U.N. Climate Change Conference. #ABCNews #ClimateChange #COP26 source
Activist talks progression of race relations in US
Activist DeRay McKesson speaks on the impact Ahmaud Arbery’s death has had and what this trial means when it comes to race relations across the…
Artist, activist and anti-Nazi spy Josephine Baker honored at France’s Pantheon
ABC News’ Ibtissem Guenfoud reports on the impact and legacy of the U.S.-born actress Josephine Baker as she becomes the first Black woman to receive…
Tik Talk: How Amelie Zilber informs the next generation l ABCNL
ABC News’ Phil Lipof speaks with social media influencer and political activist Amelie Zilber on her efforts to keep Gen Z informed on current events…
Activist Malala Yousafzai meets with Sec. of State Blinken for Afghan women and girls | ABC News
Activist Malala Yousafzai met with Sec. of State Antony Blinken, urging the U.S. and UN to “take immediate actions to ensure that girls are allowed…
What branding social activism could mean for Nike’s business
Colin Kaepernick, currently embroiled in legal proceedings against the league, was chosen for the company’s “Just Do It” campaign, which sparked protests from some sports…
Arab Israeli lawmaker: ‘An apartheid regime is evolving and developing’
Arab Israeli activist and Knesset member Aida Touma-Sliman discusses the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, and the difficulties for Arab Israelis and Palestinians in…
