Civil Rights Movement
Total 7 Posts
‘What’s Going On’ at 50 – Marvin Gaye’s Motown classic is as relevant today as it was in 1971.
6 min read
Released at the height of the Vietnam War, Marvin Gaye’s hit-heavy album explored themes of race, environmentalism and conflict. It also marked a new direction for the Motown record label.
Georgia boycott or not to boycott.
9 min read
Because of the new voter suppression law passed by the Georgia state legislature, to boycott or not to boycott is the difficult question Georgia corporations, Georgia politicians, and Georgia citizens are now justifiably faced with.
How Joe Biden did so well in Georgia.
5 min read
A set of efforts that registered 800,000 new voters since 2018 may have been the key to Georgia turning blue in a presidential election for the first time since 1992.
Study shows UK school textbooks teach a highly simplified version of US civil rights movement.
4 min read
Learning about the Windrush generation in UK school remains an optional topic for 11 to 14-year-olds studying history. Critics have condemned Britain’s “historical amnesia”.
What is intolerance fatigue, and how is it fueling Black Lives Matter protests?
2 min read
In current demonstrations, there are echos of a civil rights era catchphrase: People are “sick and tired of being sick and tired.”
Technically, the last Leader has died.
6 min read
John Lewis was a unique American leader with a heart full of grace generated by a love for serving all people.
Viral videos of racism: How an old civil rights strategy is being used in a new digital age.
5 min read
By filming everyday acts of racism, today’s Black Lives Matter activists are using an old strategy in a new media age.