Activism

A series of actions that took place this summer helped to shift the climate movement's center of gravity.

Organizer Illai Kenney talks about the challenges that younger activists face in being heard in the modern civil rights movement, and the burdens and benefits of being young and black in America.

Hear from young black activists about the issues that brought them to the capital on the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington this week.

Protecting the right to vote was front and center at this week's March on Washington 50th anniversary commemoration events.

Fast-food workers in cities across the country are expected to strike Thursday as part of growing protests against the nation’s biggest restaurant and retailer chains.

See why US fast food workers are walking off the job this week in what organizers say is the largest strike in the industry’s history.

From New York to Los Angeles to Sanford, Fla., protesters express their anger and sadness at the acquittal of George Zimmerman.

Watch how a New York woman does her part to fight against the Keystone XL pipeline by taking her message wherever she goes.

Poverty correspondent Greg Kaufmann urges you to get involved with these organizations working to fight hunger and poverty in America.

Activists on the front lines of the fight against poverty tell you what needs to be done and how you can help.