This movie, one with fictional characters and made up neighborhoods, is real. We have all heard of stories like this. We’ve seen them on the news and we’ve seen it for ourselves.
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Category: activism
Black History ‘Erryday’: Happy 64th Birthday Rev. Al Sharpton
On behalf of Arise 2.0 Happy Birthday Rev. I’m honored to call you one of my most esteemed mentors, Sir!
Racial Profiling Plagues The Nation
Profiling affects everyone, no matter their race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation.
Happy Birthday Mahalia Jackson (R.I.P.)
In 1950 became the first gospel singer to perform at Carnegie Hall.
Happy 77th Birthday Miss Major
Transgender woman activist and feminist.
Happy 81st Birthday Bobby Seale
Co-founded the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense (BPP) with Huey Newton while they were both enrolled at Merritt Community College in Oakland, California.
Happy Birthday Dick Gregory (R.I.P.)
Credited Hugh Hefner with giving him his break.
Happy 86th Birthday Bishop Desmond Tutu
“Forgiving is not forgetting; it’s actually remembering–remembering and not using your right to hit back.”
Black History ‘Erryday’: Happy 81st Birthday Winnie Mandela
A.K.A. First Lady of South Africa and Mother of the Nation.
