"I noticed very early on that when people complimented my appearance, they always singled out my European features and not my Asian features," says the founder of Racialicious.com. "I started paying attention to the Eurocentric beauty ideals that pervade much of the world." more
“My political awakening occurred when I witnessed the rise of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee,” renowned labor historian Nelson Lichtenstein says. “Courage and commitment in action, what could do more to inspire a young person?” more
"Fixing the media is key to advancing any issue you care about," says Craig Aaron, senior program director for Free Press. "Whatever your first issue may be, the media should probably be your second." more
"We live in an outrageously unequal society," say Prometheus Radio Project's staff members, who believe that "more democratic ownership of the media plays an essential role" in bringing about justice. more
“We need to give more credit to young women who are doing incredible feminist work,” says Feministing.com founder Jessica Valenti. “Their activism tends to be a bit invisible.” more
"The bike changes consciousness. It connects people – unlike the car, which separates and isolates them," says political scientist Harry Wray, author of Pedal Power. more
"Sure, I teared up on election night - and not just because I was happy to see Bush go. But the tears have dried, and the romance is gone," says political cartoonist Mikhaela Reid. more
"I believe that at this pivotal time in our country's history we need to be struggling to define and begin making the next American revolution," says author and longtime activist Grace Lee Boggs. more
"I believe we need deep transformation at all levels of society, individual and systemic," says Billy Wimsatt, founder of the League of Young Voters. "I hate the game, not the players." more
"I am an unapologetic socialist. I believe that capitalism is destroying the planet," says longtime activist Bill Fletcher, co-author of the new book "Solidarity Divided." more
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