Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr.

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Dr._Benjamin_F._Chavis_Jr.
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gptkbp:advocatesFor environmental justice
African-American rights
gptkbp:arrested gptkb:Wilmington_Ten_case
gptkbp:author gptkb:Toxic_Waste_and_Race_in_the_United_States
An American Political Prisoner
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Emmy_Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1948-01-22
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Oxford,_North_Carolina,_USA
gptkbp:boardMemberOf gptkb:Hip-Hop_Summit_Action_Network
gptkbp:children eight
gptkbp:education gptkb:Duke_University
gptkb:University_of_North_Carolina_at_Charlotte
gptkb:Howard_University_Divinity_School
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin_Chavis_Jr.
gptkbp:hasFormerDirector gptkb:NAACP
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr.
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:environmental_justice_movement
civil rights activism
leadership in NAACP
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Wilmington_Ten
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:activist
author
journalist
minister
gptkbp:pardonedBy gptkb:Governor_Beverly_Perdue
2012
gptkbp:president gptkb:National_Newspaper_Publishers_Association
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Najee_Ali_Chavis
gptkbp:website https://drbenjaminfchavisjr.com/
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gptkbp:bfsLayer 6