Civil Rights & Social Justice

Discover the most up-to-date news, commentary, and archives on civil rights, human rights, and social justice issues that impact the Black community.

New York Rep. George Santos inexplicably compared himself to Rosa Parks in response to Mitt Romney saying he shouldn't be in Congress.

Civil Rights & Social Justice

An Oklahoma judge denied reparations to Tulsa Race Massacre survivors one day after a state school boss said the violence wasn't race-based.

'The Wire' creator David Simon said he believes an elderly man charged in actor Michael K. Williams' overdose death deserves leniency and mercy because of his age. Is he right?

The part of California where a cop slammed a Black woman on video has been called the state's "Confederacy" where Black men were found hanging in recent years in suspected lynchings.

GoFundMe's policies are being questioned after an account for the French cop who killed an unarmed Black teen raised nearly $2 million.

Lois Banner said her career would've been better if she wasn't white.

ABC News invited backlash after it tweeted a story about Moms for Liberty, describing the extremist, anti-Black history hate group as "joyful warriors" who are "fighting back."

Opinion

With the implosion of affirmative action, it is paramount that we must strengthen, fortify and increase HBCUs, Phyllis Hill of Faith In Action writes.

White women for decades have benefitted the most from affirmative action, even thought they're among those who oppose it the most. It's not irony, it's just America.

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson gives a unique perspective on the Supreme Court's decision to end Affirmative Action.

The final proposal is going to the legislature.