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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

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

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

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

Dr. Mona: I’m Sick of Asking Children to Be Resilient
May 12, 2020 Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, New York Times Don’t miss Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha’s 5/12/20 New York Times op ed: I’m Sick of Asking Children to

Naomi Klein: Only a Crisis Produces Real Change
May 05, 2020 Americans Who Tell the Truth Checking in on Naomi Klein as she turns 50 this week. She’s been busy. Besides carrying on

May Day Heroes
May 01, 2020 Americans Who Tell the Truth As frontline workers are calling for May Day strikes – still seeking basic protections – we honor all

Walt Whitman Born on This Day
May 31, 2020 Americans Who Tell the Truth It’s the 201st birthday of Walt Whitman, born on this day in 1819 at West Hills, Long

Earth Day #50
April 22, 2020 Americans Who Tell the Truth Browsing through the AWTT portrait gallery this morning, we’re finding 47 images of earth champions. Of course,