Grace Lee Boggs reflects on her decades-long career as an activist

By Produced by Eight Forty-Eight
Grace Lee Boggs reflects on her decades-long career as an activist
Grace Lee Boggs has lived in Detroit since the 1950s, but her activist roots began in Chicago. Photo courtesy of the Boggs Center
Grace Lee Boggs reflects on her decades-long career as an activist
Grace Lee Boggs has lived in Detroit since the 1950s, but her activist roots began in Chicago. Photo courtesy of the Boggs Center

Grace Lee Boggs reflects on her decades-long career as an activist

By Produced by Eight Forty-Eight
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Grace Lee Boggs has been an activist for over half a century so she knows a thing or two about picking your battles. Boggs has worked on a variety of social issues: civil rights, labor, and environmental justice. At 95, she’s just published another book, The Next American Revolution.

She recently stopped by Eight Forty-Eight to reflect on her career and her efforts to redefine activism for today.

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