Remembering Woody Guthrie on His Birthday
July 14, 2020 The Writer’s Almanac Today is the birthday of Woodrow Wilson, aka “Woody” Guthrie, born in Okemah, Oklahoma (1912). Woody Guthrie never finished
July 14, 2020
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What To The Slave Is The Fourth Of July?
July 04, 2020 NPR The U.S. celebrates this Independence Day amid nationwide protests and calls for systemic reforms. In this short film, five young descendants
July 4, 2020
Climate Justice is Racial Justice, Racial Justice is Climate Justice
June 30, 2020 Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr., Shondaland Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr. of Hip Hop Caucus explores and explains why the destruction of our planet means
June 30, 2020
Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II: The Only Way We Make It Through Is Together
June 17, 2020 PEOPLE As a leading voice for the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II is working on
June 17, 2020
Samantha Smith Challenge Update
June 12, 2020 Americans Who Tell the Truth The 5th graders at St. John Catholic School refused to be deterred by the coronovirus or by
June 12, 2020
Michelle Alexander: America, This Is Your Chance
June 08, 2020 Michelle Alexander, New York Times “We must get it right this time or risk losing our democracy forever.” “Denial may be neither
June 8, 2020
Trevor Noah: The Looting of Black Bodies
June 03, 2020 The Daily Show Thank you, Trevor Noah, for speaking the truth. In this June 1 episode of The Daily Distancing Show, “Trevor
June 3, 2020
Celebrating 95th birthday of Malcolm X
May 19, 2020 Tuesday (May 19) marks the 95th anniversary of Malcolm X’s birth. In honor of the iconic civil rights leader’s legacy, The Shabazz Center is holding
May 19, 2020
Speaking Truth to Youth
May 17, 2020 Americans Who Tell the Truth We are excited to announce the launch of our short-video series “Speaking Truth to Youth.” AWTT’s Director
May 17, 2020