https://t.co/ObJNd7L4Q3IAMNJERA (@IAMNJERA):Really crazy that hip-hop used to be so aligned with activism and social justice, and now we have media figures in the space too afraid to even acknowledge crimes against humanity. Pathetic. ...

you're doing this because there are these the ICE agents are are terrorizing people in communities. Um people are scared as you've talked about. People in your community are scared.How much do you feel like this has has kind of taken away your ability to be a teenager uh and that of your friends too and the people in your community. And I asked this because I think it's important for people to understand. You're just 17.You're waking up at 4 in the morning and kind of leading a movement. You shouldn't have ...

[Music] My mom taught me two really important things that shaped my entire life. First thing is that if you are born into a privilege, you need to use this privilege to fight for others. And second, even more important thing was that friends, especially women friends, are probably the most important thing that you will have in your entire life.My mom's best friends were my role models. We laughed together, we traveled together, and we even marched together. and they presented this radical idea to me that so ...

For more on this, I'm joined by Tom Hartman, host of the syndicated radio talk show, The Tom Hartman Program. He's the author of multiple important books, including The Hidden History of the American Dream, and the aforementioned Gloria J. Brown, Marshall, civil rights attorney, professor at John J.College of Criminal Justice in New York and author of multiple books as well, including A Protest History of the United States. Welcome to both of you. Uh Tom, nice to have you.You're on the show a lot, but nice ...

All right, I'll be honest. Recently, the news has been hard for many Americans. Life has been hard. People are struggling. They're feeling disappointed. They're feeling un seen. They're feeling unheard. I get it. Many of the topics we cover on this show can feel super heavy. So, I just wanted to take a little time at the end of today's show on a rallying note. When I think about a person who can inspire hope for our future, I think of the late Georgia Congressman uh John Lewis. Tuesday marked the fifth anni ...

[Applause] When I was 8 years old, I was at summer camp where I learned how to do the perfect 80s sight fringe. I danced the MC Hammer at the Friday Discos and won the ping pong tournament twice. Coming home after three weeks, I felt as if I was 2 years older.My parents looked as if they had aged 10 years. That summer, the people who once saved my life in a prison in Iran were secretly executed by the Iranian regime along with thousands of other political prisoners. Their bodies were dumped in an unmarked m ...

How not seeing yourself represented on book shelves as a child can make you a very powerful activist. MARIAH C. ‘29 is a 13-year-old author and activist and a member of Walker’s 8th grade class. She wanted to create a book that was not the “common” type of book that you see on the shelves, so she wrote a children’s book with a focus on Black characters, wanting children like herself to see someone that looks like them. Selling Black Lives Matter bookmarks and with additional donations, she was able to raise ...