https://padlet.com/klloyd22/bs39hccf268h2ip1 Research a person who has been a champion for social justice. Post a picture of your champion and provide the name of the person and description of the social justice champion you have selected. Include what inspired, provoked or motivated this champion to first take action. Make sure you do not use one that your classmate's have already used!!! en-us 2021-12-08 15:38:42 UTC 2024-11-30 15:31:03 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/klloyd22/bs39hccf268h2ip1/wish/1936208060 current Portland Trail Blazer Carmelo Anthony was the recipient of the first Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion Award. The award is given to someone with dedication over the past year to pursuing social justice and advancing Abdul-Jabbar’s life mission to engage, empower and drive equality for individuals and groups who have been historically marginalized or systemically disadvantaged]]> 2021-12-08 15:58:14 UTC https://padlet.com/klloyd22/bs39hccf268h2ip1/wish/1936208060 madams341 https://padlet.com/klloyd22/bs39hccf268h2ip1/wish/1936218090 Harriet Tubman was once a slave but she escaped. She then went forward to help other slaves escape to their freedom. She was never caught when she went to go help other people. During the Civil war she was a spy and a nurse. ]]> 2021-12-08 16:02:32 UTC https://padlet.com/klloyd22/bs39hccf268h2ip1/wish/1936218090 https://padlet.com/klloyd22/bs39hccf268h2ip1/wish/1936218522 Abiy Ahmed Ali he was the 15th Prime Minister of Ethiopia and worked hard to achieve peace and international cooperation caused reformes that made people's chances at a better life possible. In his first 100 days, he lifted the country’s state of emergency, granted amnesty to thousands of political prisoner

]]> 2021-12-08 16:02:45 UTC https://padlet.com/klloyd22/bs39hccf268h2ip1/wish/1936218522 https://padlet.com/klloyd22/bs39hccf268h2ip1/wish/1936221064 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was an excellent basketball player in the NBA. Kareem used his excellence to get his word out about social justice. He was able to influence many by his words and how well he played at basketball. He was known for his legendary SkyHook shot. He was able to make this shot with the use of his height and athleticism, it was very difficult to defend. 

Grady McAbee]]> 2021-12-08 16:03:36 UTC https://padlet.com/klloyd22/bs39hccf268h2ip1/wish/1936221064 https://padlet.com/klloyd22/bs39hccf268h2ip1/wish/1936223624 Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who, for her whole life, was an unwavering champion for women's rights and social justice. The second woman ever appointed to the Supreme Court, she served for 27 years, from 1993 until her death.]]> 2021-12-08 16:04:28 UTC https://padlet.com/klloyd22/bs39hccf268h2ip1/wish/1936223624 https://padlet.com/klloyd22/bs39hccf268h2ip1/wish/1936231406 He was born on January 15 in 1999, he was an advocate for equality. He spoke over 2500 times makeing sure to travel wherever there was injustice. He was motivated to take action because he wanted to see all people treated equally. ]]> 2021-12-08 16:07:38 UTC https://padlet.com/klloyd22/bs39hccf268h2ip1/wish/1936231406 https://padlet.com/klloyd22/bs39hccf268h2ip1/wish/1936553296 Jackie Robinson was a baseball player from Georgia who became the first African American man to play in the MLB. Jackie was a well-skilled, multiple award winning athlete and is credited for breaking the "baseball color line" by starting for a professional team in 1947. He was a role-model for not just fans of baseball but everyone, and used his accomplishments and fame to significantly contribute to the civil rights movement. 

Ryan Hvinden]]> 2021-12-08 18:30:29 UTC https://padlet.com/klloyd22/bs39hccf268h2ip1/wish/1936553296