Civil Rights & Social Justice - Page 2
Under the new law, Illinois law enforcement agencies must review and share an officer’s full job history, including any misconduct, when they apply for a new role.
Some people are misguided and quick to throw shade at our Black elders while standing on the very foundations they built.
Black August is a rallying cry to return to our roots, embracing the kind of disciplined activism our communities actually need.
After sunset, Black people had to be out of these hostile sundown towns. It was a matter of life and death in some instances.
Sixty years after the Voting Rights Act, the future its authors dreamed seems further away than ever. But we must keep pushing forward.
The next time you wear your denim, remember that interwoven into the fabric are stories of struggle and resistance.
Xavier Davis is suing Jefferson Lines after a white bus driver made Black men sit in the back of the bus headed to Minnesota.
The Supreme Court has called citizenship a fundamental right. Chief Justice Earl Warren in 1958 described it as the “right to have rights.”
Sonya Messing was a mother and a loving person who has left behind a hole in the hearts of family, friends, and the people in her community.
Why Is The Lead Pipe Replacement In Flint Still Unfinished Nearly 11 Years After Water Crisis Began?
About a decade after Flint’s water crisis caused national outrage, the replacement of lead water pipes still isn’t finished.
For Damon Landor and many other incarcerated individuals who practice minority religions, the outcome could determine whether justice is just in name or inclusive of reparations.
This year’s Juneteenth celebrations take place against the backdrop of a federal government covered in fascism and hostile toward these core tenets of a free society.
