Mary Williams has had an interesting life, being the child of a prominent member of the Black Panther party and the unofficially adopted child of Jane Fonda who helped her flourish to be a prominent social activist. Williams also started up The Lost Boys Foundation to aid refugees. Williams has written two books, one on her experience working to better the lives of Sudanese refugees and the second on her own life experiences. Brothers in Hope: The Story of the Lost Boys of Sudan (2005) and The Lost Daughter: A Memoir (2013). Williams is an anti-war activist and was a supporter of President Obama during the 2012 election.
Joshua Wong October 13, 1996 to Present
A social activist from Hong Kong, Joshua Wong has been politically minded since 2014 and active in Hong Kong’s political movements since. He is well known for his work toward gaining a more democratic political system for his home of Hong Kong. Through his religious beliefs he learned how to organize and gain the skills needed to be a great orator. Ever since his 2014 global debut he has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize (2018), listed in Time magazine’s most influential teens and nominated for 2014’s Person of the Year. In 2015, he was called one of the “world’s greatest leaders” by Fortune magazine. The current political turmoil in Hong Kong has been shaped and affected by students like Wong who among others should stay in the public view.
Martin Luther King III October 23, 1957 to Present
The living legacy of MLK, Martin Luther King III has followed in his father’s footsteps in being a social and political activist to end racism in the United States. His political and social activism journey began in 1967 the year of his father’s assassination at the age of ten. As it had affected the nation in a major way, King was deeply affected by his father’s murder. In 2006, he served as president of the King Center and continues to be a source of political activism as his father was.