activism
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Raised largely in Oakland, Riley became involved in local activism at a young age.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
On its surface, the controversy appears like absurd clickbait — a grown man breathlessly informing audiences that activists sometimes engage in activism.
From Salon • May 20, 2026
The reason for that is resoundingly apparent in the documentary “Bernstein’s Wall,” opening at New York’s Film Forum this weekend, which focuses on both Bernstein’s political activism and politically canny sense of his public.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
For Ibrahem, music was always intertwined with activism.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
The wave of activism associated with economic justice helped to focus President Kennedy’s attention on poverty and black unemployment.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
Vocabulary lists containing activism
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