Activism

Is biology destiny? Why is the personal political? Is pornography anti-feminist? The term "feminism" came into…

In 2018 the concepts of gender & sexuality have changed drastically from their past black/white meanings. As people…

This is the first volume of MARCH, the trilogy of graphic novels about the civil rights movement from the perspective of…

When segregation was still the norm, Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white rider, igniting the…

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

Profiles of girls from all over the globe (and all over history) who took brave risks and changed the world while still…

Since its invention, the bicycle has been a symbol of independence and freedom. However, for many women the struggle to…

As the heyday of the Chicano Movement of the late 1960s to early 70s fades further into history and as more and more of…

Cultural studies is a discipline that claims not to be a discipline--a radical critical approach for understanding…

As a great athlete faced with great prejudices, Jackie Robinson became the first black player to join a major-league…

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

Transform your place in society from plastic polluter to plastic patroller, with Lonely Planet's Plastic…

Rosa Parks grew up in Alabama, where she learned to stand up for herself at an early age. Rosa went on to become a civil…

Little Martin grew up in a family of preachers: his dad was a preacher, his uncle was a preacher, his grandfather was a…

As a child, Emmeline Pankhurst was inspired by books about heroes who fought for others. She dedicated her life to…

One of America’s most prominent environmentalists and defenders of the country’s wilderness mixes comedy and…

In the early 1700s, Queen Nanny and the Windward Maroons used guerrilla warfare to defeat the British from the mountains…

In 1989, Narmada Bachao Andolan (Save Narmada Movement), formed to protest the damming of the Narmada River, which…

Grace Paley, 1922–2007. Poet laureate, educator, peace activist, feminist, short story writer."It is the…

After years of inhumane living and working conditions, in 1921 the coal miners of Appalachia answered the call to…

As a powerful minister, speaker, and activist for African American rights, Martin Luther King, Jr., was an incredibly…

As the only girl and the only Native America to journey with Lewis and Clark and co. through the wild and unfamiliar…

"Yes I was a slave and I'll say this to the whole world: Slavery was the worst curse ever visited on the people…

Jamal Joseph, formerly known as Eddie Joseph, was on track to graduate from high school and begin a college education at…

The first comprehensive “how to” guide for aspiring African-heritage growers to reclaim their dignity as…

A small book with big ideas from today’s leading activists and artists. In this installment, youth…

Amyra León is an author, musician, playwright, and activist whose work transcends genre and medium and…