April Reign

April Reign, a writer, editor, speaker and former lawyer, is the creator of the #OscarsSoWhite campaign and the senior director of marketing for Fractured Atlas.

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. giving a young boy a pat on the back as a group of young people started to picket in St. Augustine, Florida, June 10, 1964. (Credit: AP Photo)
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For Martin Luther King Jr., Nonviolent Protest Never Meant ‘Wait and See’

In later speeches, his language became more assertive, as he urged those with privilege to reject the comfort of the status quo—and jump into the fray.