| 词条 | Umar Lee |
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}}{{Infobox person | name = Umar Lee | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{b-da|September 18, 1974}} | birth_place = St Louis, Missouri, U.S. | nationality = American | occupation = Activist, Author, Media personality, Social commentator | known_for = }}Umar Lee (born Bret Darren Lee September 18, 1974 in St Louis, Missouri) is a writer, media personality and political activist.[1] Muslim bloggingIn 2007, Lee's blog won the award for "best series" in the Brass Crescent Awards.[2] In 2017 Lee criticized the Georgetown Islamic Studies Professor Jonathan Brown after he attended his lecture on slavery.[3] Activism, writing, podcasting and personal lifeLee, while working as a cab driver, campaigned against the introduction of ride-share companies to the St. Louis Market.[4][5] In 2014, Lee covered the Ferguson Unrest and was interviewed on several national outlets. During his coverage of the Ferguson unrest, Lee was arrested on two occasions [6] Lee was subsequently fired as a cab driver and contended that it was for his political activities in Ferguson.[7] In 2016 Lee briefly announced he was running for St. Louis Mayor as a Republican.[8] Lee also writes Noir Literature that is based in St Louis.[9] Lee's mother was murdered on December 18, 2018 in Kirkwood, Missouri by unknown assailants who broke into her apartment and shot her.[10] Lee’s nephew, Shelbyon Polk, was also found dead with gunshot wounds to his torso on Thanksgiving Day 2017 in St Louis [11] Since June 2018, Lee has been hosting St Louis Speaks, a podcast that fosters dialog about St Louis and the surrounding area. The podcast was co-created and is produced by historian Mark Loehrer [12] References1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.thenation.com/authors/umar-lee/|title=Umar Lee - The Nation|publisher=}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/fourth_annual_brass_crescent_award_winners_announced|title=The Thirteenth Annual Brass Crescent Awards|publisher=}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/444936/jonathan-brown-slavery-lecture-islamic-sharia-protects-slaves|title=Professor Uses Lecture to Defend Islamic Slavery|publisher=}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/umar-lee/cab-drivers-uber_b_5179635.html|title=Why Progressives Should Think Twice About Embracing Uber and Lyft|first=Umar|last=Lee|date=April 19, 2014|publisher=}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/st-louis-cab-driver-compares-lyft-to-walmart-blasts-hipsters/article_6d44b4ed-91ca-57c2-a44c-39b961e07934.html|title=St. Louis cab driver compares Lyft to Walmart, blasts 'hipsters'|first=Nicholas J.C.|last=Pistor|publisher=}} 6. ^http://www.stlamerican.com/news/local_news/police-abuses-can-t-stand-scrutiny-of-social-media-live/article_dd486708-49d1-11e4-9734-8fedcbcd786a.html 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/columns/joe-holleman/high-profile-stl-cabbie-says-he-was-fired-for-political/article_1a2cf4b0-f0a0-549a-a8db-8159bebefc9e.html|title=High-profile STL cabbie says he was fired for political stances|first=Joe|last=Holleman|publisher=}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/columns/joe-holleman/protest-figure-umar-lee-withdraws-from-mayoral-race/article_d02bf70b-9ff5-5126-ab68-6f863a30cea3.html|title=Protest figure Umar Lee withdraws from mayoral race|first=Joe|last=Holleman|publisher=}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/books-and-literature/reviews/st-louis-noir-isn-t-the-sunny-side-of-our/article_e505c197-90b6-52fa-94bc-4eb2107f6bf0.html|title='St. Louis Noir' isn't the sunny side of our city|first=Harry Levins Special to the|last=Post-Dispatch|publisher=}} 10. ^https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/woman-killed-at-kirkwood-apartment-complex/article_55fedbc2-0a83-565a-9217-c5574f4f17ac.html 11. ^https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/police-release-ids-of-killed-in-st-louis-from-thanksgiving/article_d17e9a4e-dfab-5a9c-aa1c-63ff550e48cd.html 12. ^https://www.stlmag.com/culture/umar-lee-on-his-new-podcast-st-louis-speaks/ External links
5 : 1974 births|Living people|American male writers|American political activists|Writers from St. Louis |
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