Sentence examples for popular activist from inspiring English sources

Another defining moment came in September, 1977, with the murder of Stephen Biko, a popular activist whose death ignited more protests in townships all over South Africa.

Since the October arrest of Ravi Srinivasan, a Puducherry businessman and volunteer with India Against Corruption, a popular activist group, human rights workers, lawyers, journalists and social media activists have called for the act's repeal.

Its breadth and potential effect will resemble those of Social Security and Medicare far more than civil rights — programs that became prime instances of popular activist government and tied substantial segments of the electorate to the Democratic Party for decades.

Or, more recently, consider Katy Perry's conversation with the popular activist DeRay McKesson, during her weekend-long live-stream, about her track record of viewing other cultures as costumes that can be put on and slipped off.

During his time in prison, Abu Jamal has become a popular activist and published author.

After retiring from service, he became a popular activist, speaking at meetings organized by veterans, pacifists, and church groups in the 1930s.

Popular activists who might be capable of stirring greater dissent are languishing in jail.But although King Gyanendra is fortunate in the weakness of his enemies, they are growing in number and in determination.

While her choice was popular among Democratic activists, polls immediately after the announcement showed that only 22 percent of women were excited about Ferraro's selection, versus 18 percent who agreed that it was a "bad idea".

But so far, published polls show little evidence that he can overtake Mr. Lautenberg, a multimillionaire who co-founded a payroll services company and remains popular with many Democratic activists.

(Read Julia Ioffe on Monday's arrest of Alexey Navalny, a popular Russian activist).

We are expecting the arrest of the popular opposition activist Alexei Navalny, against whom a criminal case has been opened.