On this week's episode of the SpeakHER podcast we sat down with Jamira Burley, a pivotal voice in the movement for Black lives.
She criticized today's "new generation" of young people for "complaining and protesting about the murder of young Black men and women by police," but said they had no other plans beyond public protests.
Names like Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X dominate our dinnertime discussions this time of year, and justifiably so, but what about the women beside them? Here are some of the most unsung Black heroes you probably never knew were on the frontline of the movement. These are seven often overlooked Black women activists.
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of Revolution opens in New York at the Film Forum this week, before showing at the AMC Magic Johnson Theaters and beginning a limited national release.
