Promoting racial or ethnic equality or anti-racism education.
You will be required to profile an activist who was or is currently involved with promoting racial or ethnic equality or anti-racism education. The profile should be 3-4 pages in length and should describe the following:
The activist’s background and why she/he became involved in activism
What causes she/he focuses on and what movements/groups have they worked with
What types of activism she/he is involved in (i.e. protests, boycotts, legislation)
Any major successes of this activist or of the movement/groups they are (or were) involved in
Any other important information you feel should be included.
List of Activist:
Michelle Alexander
Tim Wise
Kimberle Chrenshaw
Angela Y. Davis
Victor M. Rios
Rosa Parks
Roy Wilkins
Ella Baker
John Lewis
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Genevieve Hughs
John F. Kennedy
Ava DuVernay
Gloira Anzaldua
Joan Baez
Cesar Chavez
Sophie Cruz
Leanne Betasamosake Simpson
Audra Simpson
Beatrice Medicine
Chystos
Nicole Tanguay
Yuri Kochiyama
Patsy Mink
Kalpana Chawla
Helen Zia
Richard Aoki
Helie Lee
George Takei
William Yu
Sample Solution
Michelle Alexander (born October 7, 1967) is an American writer and civil rights activist. Michelle Alexander is a highly acclaimed civil rights attorney, advocate, legal scholar, and author of The New York Times bestseller, “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness.” Alexander calls the devastating impact the War on Drugs has inflicted on African American families “the new Jim Crow” because its policies target Black men and institutionalize discrimination, as was the case during the segregationist Jim Crow laws enacted in the United States between 1877 and 1965. Alexander graduated from Vanderbilt University, then earned a law degree from Stanford in 1992, before beginning her career as civil rights advocate.
