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.

Race Matters

The Florida Department of Education has announced it has rejected dozens of math textbooks submitted by publishers because they "contained prohibited topics" including critical race theory. Gov. Ron DeSantis thanked the department for the effort.

The UK has announced a plan that will transfer thousands of African migrants to Rwanda instead of allowing them to seek asylum in the UK.

News

Rep. Ilhan Omar posted a video of Christians on a flight making a public show of singling Christian songs. The tweet was captioned: "I think my family and I should have a prayer session next time I am on a plane. How do you think it will end?"

Beyond discussing the stark disparity in maternal mortality between Black and white women, there is an opportunity to explore alternatives in medical care and bridge the gap in care.

African American mothers are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than White women.

Opinion

Our fight for better care for Black birthing people and our fight to keep abortion legal and accessible is about the same thing: Black women having control of our bodies and our lives.

World

Black-led immigration groups, notably Cameroon Advocacy Network and the Haitian Bridge Alliance, have been at the forefront of pressing for TPS designation for Cameroonians.

Clenney was never arrested let alone charged with a crime and her lawyer, Frank Prieto, is playing around in Black people's faces by calling it "justice" that his client hasn't been arrested and implying that any other citizen would receive the same treatment.

Protests kicked off in Grands Rapids, Michigan, after the Grand Rapids Police Department released a video of an officer shooting a 26-year-old unarmed Black man in the head–the officer has not been charged.

Race Matters

On Tuesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis confirmed that the congressional redistricting map he is proposing will dismantle a congressional district designed to help Black voters living in the former plantation territories of North Florida. he calls it "race-neutral" redistricting, but Black lawmakers call it racist.

Opinion

Major League Baseball celebrates the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s historic career on April 15, but those celebrations fall short if they don’t address how he confronted white supremacy with class and dignity.

Race Matters

Patrick Howley is racist as hell, and he demonstrated that racism when he complained about all the Black people who attended this year's CMT Music Awards.