Desmond Meade pumped his fist in the air and Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” blasted from the speakers. Many of the former felons — liberal and conservative, black and white, radical reformers and deplorables alike — who packed this Orlando hotel conference room mouthed the words along with him. “If you had one shot to seize everything you ever wanted,” they sang. “Would you capture it or just let it slip?”
They were this close to earning back their right to vote. But even larger than that, this mighty moral coalition stood on...
They were this close to earning back their right to vote. But even larger than that, this mighty moral coalition stood on...
- 6/18/2020
- by David Daley
- Rollingstone.com
John Legend highlights the activism of Trayvon Martin’s mother, Sybrina Fulton, in the first episode of his new mini-series Can’t Just Preach.
The clip arrives nearly seven years to the day after Martin was fatally shot in Sanford, Florida. In the clip, Fulton discusses how her son’s wrongful death pushed her to found the Trayvon Martin Foundation; the episode’s YouTube page serves as a fundraising tool for the foundation.
“The reason why I do this movement and I feel like I have to do what I...
The clip arrives nearly seven years to the day after Martin was fatally shot in Sanford, Florida. In the clip, Fulton discusses how her son’s wrongful death pushed her to found the Trayvon Martin Foundation; the episode’s YouTube page serves as a fundraising tool for the foundation.
“The reason why I do this movement and I feel like I have to do what I...
- 2/27/2019
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Jennifer Lawrence spoke during an inaugural summit at Tulane University in New Orleans over the weekend, calling out politicians for their corruption and championing bipartisanship as a way for the American people to move forward.
On Friday, the Oscar-winning actress sat down with former U.S. Federal Election Commission chairman Trevor Potter and displayed her usual charm with tongue-in-cheek questions about how a "Hollywood elite" like herself could impact change.
"If candidates or PACs break the rules, what is the punishment? A really big fine?" Lawrence asked at one point during the event.
On Friday, the Oscar-winning actress sat down with former U.S. Federal Election Commission chairman Trevor Potter and displayed her usual charm with tongue-in-cheek questions about how a "Hollywood elite" like herself could impact change.
"If candidates or PACs break the rules, what is the punishment? A really big fine?" Lawrence asked at one point during the event.
- 2/5/2018
- Rollingstone.com
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