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Today’s Causes Veer Toward Powerful Tweets, Away From Powerful Leaders

China Okasi / Truthdig Feb 3, 2016 The protests of older generations—the 1960s civil rights movement, for example—were led by movement icons such as Martin Luther King Jr, but now the reach and power of social media give virtually everyone the chance to become a movement leader or influencer The protests of older generations—the 1960s civil rights movement, for example—were led by movement icons such as Martin Luther King Jr . Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Abduction of the Chibok Schoolgirls Was Only the Iceberg’s Tip

China Okasi / Truthdig May 18, 2015 The rescue of hundreds of captives in Nigeria shows that the scale of kidnappings by the terrorist group Boko Haram has been grossly underestimated. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Who Gets to Be Black in America?

China Okasi / Truthdig Apr 21, 2015 The lack of room for possibility in identity, the lack of room for people to be dynamic beings, is dangerous -- even cultish. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Chibok Girls Remembered, One Year On

China Okasi / Truthdig Apr 16, 2015 The loss of hundreds of schoolgirls to Boko Haram has shown that in Nigeria, the powerful care nothing about the powerless until an international tragedy embarrasses them. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Romanticization of Elizabeth Warren

China Okasi / Truthdig Apr 1, 2015 The fervor for an Elizabeth Warren presidential candidacy stems from a dearth of women politicians and shows how much American politics is about ticking off boxes. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Will Boko Haram Cause Nigeria’s North and South to Separate?

China Okasi / Truthdig Mar 16, 2015 Thanks to the Islamist extremist group, old north-versus-south sentiments now threaten to split the regions that had found solidarity against an incompetent government. The upshot could be more terrorism. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )