Activism

Sarah McBride urges: "We must never be a country that says there's only one way to love, only one way to look, and only…

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Part on-the-ground observation of a new generation of nonviolent activism, covering Black Lives Matter, Occupy Wall…

In the late 1960s and early 70s, the Black Panther Party was a major political force. The party's Kansas City, Missouri…

Wangari Maathai, the founder of the Greenbelt Movement, worked to make the public aware of the connections between…

Essays written in the decade following the publication of Our Enemies in Blue, Fire The Cops can be read as a supplement…

Silence that nagging defeatism! Get a whiff of self-empowerment! Exercise authority! Resist those raised eyebrows! Allow…

Many new social movements have started peacefully, only to adopt a diversity of tactics as they grew—from the Arab…

Edward Snowden is one of the most controversial people of modern times. Whistleblower, fugitive, either a traitorous…

Beautiful Trouble brings together dozens of seasoned artists and activists from around the world to distill their best…

In this illustrated introduction, Paul Von Blum chronicles the Civil Rights movement in America, beginning with the…

More than a cookbook, this is a practical and inspiring handbook for political activism—with recipes. These dishes…

A straightforward take on female sexuality, navigating periods, safe sex, self pleasure, and all the other aspects you…

Much has been written about Berdis Baldwin's son James, about Alberta King's son Martin, and Louise Little's son…

A classic guide to American government and its electoral process written by civil rights and environmental activist,…

In Chicago of 1905, representatives from dozens of radical labor groups united to form One Big Union—the Industrial…

This monumental work takes on family accounts and urban history of postwar Chicago as a city in crisis due to…

Yoga is a powerful practice to create change in your body and in your approach to the world. Unfortunately, the vast…

A fascinating and sometimes humorous glimpse into the lives of 150 19th-century American women who refused to whittle…

A Siberian tiger at the San Francisco Zoo leaps a 12-foot high wall and mauls three visitors who had been tormenting…

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The Austin community is on Chicago’s Far West Side and is anchored by a group of women who look out over their…

Charles Bukowski, poet, novelist, short-story writer, journalist, and cult figure of the dissident and rebellious, was…

Women took to the streets around the US and the world on January 21, 2017, demanding that their voices be heard - and…

Road Map for Revolutionaries: Resistance, Activism, and Advocacy for All is an excellent, easy to use guide to making…

Who gets to shape the narrative of our times? In the latest collection of essays by Rebecca Solnit, Whose Story Is This?…

The Angel Island Liberty Association (or "Self-Governing Association") was a mutual-aid society run by Chinese detainees…

An irreverent and informative primer on how to make a difference is organized into three sections: The Why, The What,…

Authored by the crew at ESPN's The Undefeated, Fierce 44 is a collective biography of black American icons. Running the…