advocacy
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King became a trailblazer for LGBTQ+ and women’s civil rights and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009 in part for her advocacy for equality.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Public Citizen, a nonprofit consumer advocacy group, called it a "monstrous theft of taxpayer resources."
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
Brennan Gilmore, executive director of Clean Virginia, a political advocacy organization formed to counter Dominion Energy, urged state officials to scrutinize the deal.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
“It was about being punitive,” said Steven Fulop, CEO of the Partnership for New York City, a business advocacy group.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Fully committing to a vision of racial justice that includes grassroots, bottom-up advocacy on behalf of “all of us” will require a major reconsideration of priorities, staffing, strategies, and messages.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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