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New Video Profile of Grace Lee Boggs – Inspired by Kids!
January 20, 2020 Performance artist Kristina Wong and the kids of Radical Cram School have created a video about the life of activist Grace Lee Boggs…in their own words. It’s

David Rovics Releases New Album of Original Songs
January 19, 2020 Singer song-writer David Rovics has announced the release of his new album Strangers & Friends. “The Ongoing History of Protest Music” reviews the

Emily Bazelon Touts AWTT Posters as Great Gifts for Kids
January 07, 2020 SLATE In the most recent edition of Slate’s Political Gabfest, Emily Bazelon recommended AWTT posters as great inspirational gifts for kids. “So one

An Open Letter to John Lewis
January 06, 2020 Margaret Renkl, New York Times Fellow Alabamian Margaret Renkl honors John Lewis in her recent New York Times opinion piece. “From a sharecropper’s shack outside

Bronx Green Machine Goes International
January 04, 2020 Americans Who Tell the Truth Catching up with wild man Stephen Ritz today. So much has happened with Green Bronx Machine since his AWTT portrait was unveiled.

Bree Newsome Bass: More on the Confederate Flag
In his Sunday NYT column, Charles Blow calls on Bree Newsome Bass to respond to Nikki Haley’s revisionist history concerning the Confederate flag. “Bass quite correctly saw Haley’s

Diane Wilson Wins $50 Million Judgement Against Plastics Giant Formosa
Environmental activist Diane Wilson on Tuesday celebrated the approval of a settlement with plastics giant Formosa Plastics Corp. that will see the company devote $50 million to

Samantha Smith Challenge 2019-20 – Registration Open
Calling all middle school teachers! We are excited to begin the 5th annual Samantha Smith Challenge program. Through this school-based program, we aspire to engage

AWTT 18-Month Calendar Now Available for Purchase
We are excited to announce AWTT’s first calendar – featuring Robert Shetterly portraits of 18 inspiring change makers. The calendar includes the last 6 months