Quote by Noname: “My skin not a crime. My mind not a weapon.”

This powerful statement refutes racial profiling and stereotypes. It asserts that one's appearance or intellect should not be unfairly judged or seen as inherently threatening, challenging societal biases and demands for justice and equality.

This period was marked by intensified public discourse on racial injustice, police brutality, and systemic discrimination, especially in the United States, driving artists to address these themes directly.

American rapper and poet from Chicago, Illinois, known for her intricate lyricism and explicitly political worldview. She founded the Noname Book Club, an initiative distributing free or subsidized radical literature to incarcerated people across the United States.