Living the Legacy of Fannie Lou Hamer: Sharing and Shaping Ourselves in Struggle
Her faith taught her to believe in the eventual triumph of change for the good
Her faith taught her to believe in the eventual triumph of change for the good
“For courageously recording the murder of George Floyd, a video that spurred protests against police brutality around the world, highlighting the crucial role of citizens in journalists’ quest for truth and justice,” the Pulitzer Board wrote.
“We wouldn’t have any of that without Darnella Frazier taking that video,” Crump reiterated.
The video was the most damning piece of evidence during Chauvin’s trial, and Darnella took the witness stand and offered powerful testimony to back up the recording.
Dr. Warren, who accepted his prestigious award virtually while battling an illness, has remained a steady hand among the more than 230 African American publishers and media company owners who are members of the Black Press of America.
Alicia Garza, who coined the term “Black Lives Matter,” is an Oakland-based organizer, writer, public speaker and freedom fighter who also serves as the special projects director for the National Domestic Workers Alliance which stands as the nation’s leading voice for dignity and fairness for the millions of domestic workers in America.
There isn’t a day – I’m grateful to say – that when I walk out of my doors, I don’t run into somebody who says, ‘I can’t tell you what you’ve done for me. ‘You changed my life,’” Tyson shared with TIME. “It just confirmed for me that I was on the right track and I stayed on the right track.”
And no need to say, “I’m not going to get in the mess, because if you were born in America with a Black face, you were born in the mess”.
If there is no peace without justice, there can be no justice without freedom.
We cannot move through or pass the month of July without paying homage to our foremother, Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune,