Too often, however, Black History Month focuses on black men, sidelining black women and diminishing their accomplishments.
Protests articles on Democracy Chronicles
Political protests are a human right, political right and civil liberty to come together and collectively express, promote, pursue and defend common interest. Today, pro-democracy protests and freedom of speech remain under threat. Also take a look at our articles on the Arab Spring, Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Turkey, and the Tea Party.
Meet the anti-Trump artist projecting messages onto his D.C. hotel
Robin Bell, multimedia artist and Trump foe, regularly projects messages onto the facade of Trump International Hotel
100 years of women’s suffrage: How British women changed history
British women won the right to vote 100 years ago after an intense struggle marked by a violent fringe campaign
Women risking all to defy Iranian mandatory hijab rules
A protest being carried out by women in Iran has recently attracted some attention from the internet. New York Times columnist and feminist author Mona Eltahawy tweeted that six women were arrested on Monday for removing their hijabs in public and waving them around on a stick. Watch the video On Monday, a total of […]
Junta charges pro-democracy Thai activists protesting poll delay
The Thai junta has filed charges against 7 pro-democracy activists who led a 100-strong rally calling for elections
Navalny’s aides arrested for broadcasting anti-Putin protests
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Tuesday that his main spokespeople were arrested
As Always, Music and Politics Mixed at the Grammys
Politics took the stage at the 60th annual Grammy awards this year, along with some great music
Global rise in internet shutdowns aimed public protest
Governments around the world are increasingly shutting down internet access in an attempt to silence dissent
Hong Kong Democracy Protests Follow Candidate Exclusion
Pro-democracy groups took to the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday to protest the government’s decision to disqualify a prominent activists from legislative elections in March. Agnes Chow, 21, was seeking to become Hong Kong’s youngest council member ever, contesting the seat of another “umbrella movement” activist, Nathan Law, 26, who was stripped of his […]
Thousands Take Part in Nationwide Russian ‘Voters Strike’
Several thousand people braved sub-zero temperatures in cities across Russia to protest lack of competition in election