Civil Rights & Social Justice
Ben & Jerry's is suing its parent company, Unilever, for firing its CEO, David Stever, over the company's "social mission."
A story detailing Jackie Robinson's service in the U.S. Army has disappeared from the Department of Defense's website
The famed Broadway musical 'Hamilton' is pulling out of its planned 2026 run at The Kennedy Center for The Performing Arts, citing President Donald Trump's abrupt takeover of the arts institution in February.
A historic Black newspaper in New York is dealing with declining interest in physical newspapers by converting its office building into a museum.
Murder and manslaughter charges for six prison guards accused of beating to death Robert Brooks.
It has been more than six decades since legendary civil rights activist and revolutionary Malcolm X was assassinated at the Audubon Ballroom in New York City’s Washington Heights on Feb. 21, 1965. Now, X’s family is suing the NYPD and multiple federal government agencies over the icon’s death. According to CBS News, X’s family, who […]
Three of the five former Memphis, Tennessee, police officers who were involved in the in-custody beating and death of Tyre Nichols last year were convicted Thursday of federal witness tampering charges, but they were acquitted of the most serious charges, which means they will go to prison, but not for the rest of their lives. Tadarrius […]
On September 7, I attended The New Men Tour and connected with a cadre of Black men and women on Atlanta’s West Side. The event, sponsored by the organization Black Men Build, brought together a mix of younger and older Black people on an early Saturday afternoon at the Murph, “a community stewardship project” near […]
A mother reflects on what's changed and what still needs to be done a decade after a white cop shot and killed an unarmed teenager in Ferguson, Missouri.
The contributions of Black cowboys and their cultural significance to America have been often overlooked.
Author, educator, journalist and activist Ta-Nehisi Coates has recently partnered up with two nonprofit organizations aimed at servicing victims of sexual violence, especially Black women and girls. According to the Associated Press, Coates created and will serve as an adviser for the Courage Fund, which received its first grant from the Ford Foundation, which announced […]
Earlier this month, some Black guy named Mark Fisher, who claims to be the co-founder and former senior director of a Black Lives Matter chapter in Rhode Island, declared his support for ex-president and current commander-in-criminal indictments Donald Trump, who he said he’ll be voting for in 2024 due to the “racist” policies employed by […]
