activist

Example Sentences

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Rev. Jesse Jackson, a prominent civil rights activist, ordained minister and the first Black American to receive significant traction in a campaign for president, died Tuesday at 84.

From Salon

Those that have been left behind stick out like sore hitchhiker’s thumbs, which helps explain recent activist interest.

From Barron's

Tributes poured in for the prominent activist who twice ran to be Democrats' presidential nominee, including from the first black US president, Barack Obama.

From BBC

The activist investor said it believes Norwegian is significantly undervalued despite being a “fundamentally strong business with substantial untapped potential.”

From Barron's

The occasion came when Jackson invited rap singer and activist Sister Souljah to a political event featuring the Arkansas governor.

From Los Angeles Times