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Anna Politkovskaya

Anna Politkovskaya was a Russian journalist and human rights activist known for her fearless reporting on the Chechen wa...

Activism Human Rights Corruption Russian Journalism

8.0 Very Good

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I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

Malala Yousafzai's memoir details her advocacy for girls' education in Pakistan and the assassination attempt by the Tal...

Education Activism Human Rights Memoir

9.5 Brilliant

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Denis Mukwege

Dr. Denis Mukwege is a Congolese gynecologist and human rights activist who has dedicated his life to treating victims o...

Medicine Activism Human Rights Peace

9.2 Excellent

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Nadia Murad

Nadia Murad is a Yazidi human rights activist and a survivor of genocide at the hands of ISIS. Her tireless advocacy for...

Activism Human Rights Peace Genocide Prevention

8.7 Very Good

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Malala Yousafzai

Malala Yousafzai is the most prominent contemporary activist for girls' education. After surviving an assassination atte...

Education Activism Human Rights Peace

8.6 Very Good

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Zanele Muholi

Zanele Muholi is a South African visual activist and photographer whose work focuses on documenting the lives and experi...

South Africa Activism Lgbtq Rights Portraiture

8.4 Very Good

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I Am Malala (2013)

Malala Yousafzais autobiography, 'I Am Malala,' recounts her fight for girls' education in Pakistan. The book details he...

Inspiration Education Activism Human Rights

8.2 Very Good

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Ai Weiwei - Why I create

Ai Weiwei's talk offers a powerful insight into the motivations behind his artistic practice and his commitment to freed...

Activism Art Creativity Human Rights

7.8 Good

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United Nations (UN)

The UN is the world's largest intergovernmental organization, comprising 193 member states. Its primary purpose is maint...

Sustainable Development Human Rights Diplomacy Peacekeeping

9.8 Brilliant

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Harlan County, USA

Barbara Kopples Oscar-winning documentary captures the brutal 1973 coal miners' strike in Kentucky. With unprecedented a...

Activism Social Justice Labor Union

9.7 Brilliant

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Ai Weiwei

Ai Weiwei is a globally recognized artist and activist whose sculptural work often critiques political systems and socia...

Contemporary Conceptual Architecture Activism

9.6 Brilliant

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University of California, Berkeley

The University of California, Berkeley is the flagship campus of the UC system and the world's top public university. It...

Engineering USA Computer Science California

9.6 Brilliant

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Ida B. Wells

Ida B. Wells was a fearless investigative journalist, suffragist, and civil rights activist who dedicated her life to ex...

Activism Racial Justice Civil Rights Pioneer

9.5 Brilliant

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The Diary of a Young Girl

While technically a diary, Anne Franks account of her time in hiding during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands is on...

Classic History Human Rights Holocaust

9.5 Brilliant

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Vivienne Westwood

Vivienne Westwood was the godmother of punk, bringing the rebellious spirit of the 1970s London underground into the mai...

Activism Rebellion Punk Deconstruction

9.4 Excellent

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Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution

Crip Camp (2020) tells the story of a summer camp for teenagers with disabilities that served as a catalyst for the disa...

Activism Social Justice Disability Rights 1970S

9.3 Excellent

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The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

Colson Whitehead's 'The Underground Railroad,' winner of the 2016 National Book Award, reimagines the Underground Railro...

Magical Realism Historical Fiction Slavery Escape

9.3 Excellent

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I Am Not Your Negro

Based on James Baldwin's unfinished manuscript 'Remember This House,' 'I Am Not Your Negro' is a poignant and deeply per...

History Activism Literature Biography

9.3 Excellent

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Rosa Parks

Rosa Parks is often remembered for a single act of defiance, but her life was defined by decades of dedicated civil righ...

USA Activism Civil Rights Courage

9.3 Excellent

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Wasted! The Story of Food Waste

This hard-hitting documentary exposes the staggering amount of food that goes to waste globally and the environmental co...

Sustainability Activism Environment Global Impact

9.3 Excellent