This is the first in a weekly series of articles, written by John Javna, that will appear on BlogPAC.org, recognizing unsung heroes of the progressive movement—ordinary people who are working tirelessly to make America a better place. If you have suggestions about people who deserve more recognition for their work as progressive activists, please contact us at
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In the late 1990s, Raven Brooks was a member of Texas A&M University’s elite Cadet Corps—a four-year military program similar to West Point. “I wasn’t very politically aware at that time in my life,” he explains. “I would have said I was a Republican, because growing up in Texas, in a conservative family, that’s all I knew....but I didn’t really agree with my parents—or my classmates—on many topics.”
