Civil Rights & Social Justice

Comedian Jason Selvig grabbed a mic at the NRA convention to mock CEO Wayne LaPierre with a satirical "thoughts and prayers" speech.

If more isn’t done to level the playing field, so voters have a reasonable chance of making their voices heard, America will look less like a democracy and more like a dictatorship.  

The president of the Houston Police Officer's Union, Doug Griffith, defended the HPD officer who shot and killed Jalen Randle.

Civil rights groups said Biden's executive order is important but will require a broader legislative effort to have true police accountability.

The six Atlanta police officers who were accused of battery and aggravated assault against two HBCU students during a 2020 George Floyd protest have been cleared of all wrongdoing.

Does Walmart really sell red velvet and cheesecake-flavored Juneteenth ice cream? Either way, white-owned corporations trademarking and commodifying Black culture is not new.

The nonpartisan convening will feature conversations about protecting and strengthening Democracy through various mechanisms, including voter education and registration, culture change and direct voter mobilization. 

Generations of "correcting for race" in data have exacerbated the current crisis.  The post GOP Senator Argues For Ignoring Black Maternal Mortality appeared first on NewsOne.

After nearly three months of silence on Griner, the Biden administration on May 3 declared that Griner had been “wrongfully detained. The post Brittney Griner Deserves Her Freedom appeared first on NewsOne.

Martin County School District in Florida is investigating a photo at Hidden Oaks Middle School where white students spelled out the N-word as anti-CRT state Republicans are silent about it. The post Florida Students Spell Out N-Word, Anti-CRT Republicans Silent appeared first on NewsOne.