Civil Rights & Social Justice - Page 3

Black people represent roughly 13% of the U.S. population about only account for 1.2%-1.7% of business owneersin the cannabis industry.

Last summer, Charles Adair died while incarcerated in a Kansas jail after a sheriff’s deputy knelt on his back for over 90 seconds. 

From courtrooms to outer space, from concert halls to the halls of Congress, these extraordinary black women did not just break barriers they dismantled them, rebuilt what came after, and made the impossible inevitable for those who followed. They walked into rooms that were never designed with them in mind and left behind blueprints for […]

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but a federal administration full of proud white nationalists has no business taking it upon itself to assess Black health, the needs of Black children or that of the Black community in general. Actually, I know exactly who needs to hear this: Health and Human Services Secretary […]

Vogue's 'cloud bob' controversy highlights cultural appropriation, the power of prestige media, and the need for diverse voices.

We don’t have to look overseas to find examples of how communities are blocking the far-right and building power to address issues impacting us at all levels of government.

DHS claimed Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis and his roommate "violently" assaulted a federal officer, but neighborhood video footage shows otherwise.

Black History Month transformed America by restoring hidden histories, shaping education, and empowering Black communities.

The question sitting under everything right now is: Does NABJ actually understand how to operate under authoritarian pressure?

Black History Month's purpose of education and remembrance is threatened by commercialization and performative gestures, requiring commitment beyond February.

When Claudette Colvin left this world on January 13th, with her went a library, a recipe box, and a curriculum we still don't understand how to follow.

Dr. King’s dream was not an invitation to complacency; it was a call to arms of the spirit. A call to organize, to resist, to transform.