Civil Rights & Social Justice - Page 8

This Black August, we take a look at the Black women political prisoners whose sacrifices the movement often leaves out. 

The legal team representing Nolan Wells’ family said they were unable to meet the deadline to turn in Nolan’s phone as they were out of town.

The one-drop rule's legacy shapes modern racial identity, highlighting how ancestry doesn't simply determine race.

The autopsy report of Nolan Wells' death has been completed, but it will be withheld until a grand jury can review it.

Sandy Brondello’s apology to WNBA star Angel Reese was supposed to end the controversy. She said she was sorry multiple times, right?

A Black employee at Southwest Airlines went viral for telling a family, "Maybe we should call ICE on you," because "you don't act like a citizen."

Donations are being requested after a break-in at the Harriet Tubman Museum in Maryland left the institution down thousands of dollars.

On what would have been Assata Shakur’s 79th birthday, the Assata Shakur Memorial Committee launches a new digital archive to honor the legendary freedom fighter.

The march is being held to both mark the 63rd anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have A Dream” speech and advocate for voting rights. 

New law bans big firms from buying more single-family homes, aiming to help families access housing market.

A year ago this week, 18-year-old Saniyah Cheatham was found hanged in a New York jail cell under similarly dubious circumstances. 

The NAACP’s demand was spurred by the shooting death of Tyrin Johnson by National Guard members and the in-custody death of Darius Chappell.