activist
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Its founding family holds majority voting power, which can make it harder for an activist to prompt change.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
Two others in the race — Huang, the community activist, and Miller, the tech entrepreneur — have fallen far behind in polling but are also making a run for a share of Latino votes.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
Well-known Mexican human rights activist Raymundo Ramos was at his home near the US border last month when he began receiving dozens of texts from friends, family and supporters -- all worried about the news.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
This ‘American Masters’ production is never less than laudatory about the intellectual and activist, but doesn’t avoid the often-complicated realities of his life or ideas.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Married and in her early forties, Rosa Parks was widely known as an activist through her work with the Montgomery NAACP.
From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose
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