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.

Police Brutality

Recently released footage complete with audio shows what Sgt. Christopher Pullease said to a handcuffed Black man before grabbing the neck of a female officer who tried to reign him in.

News

Kyle Rittenhouse made an appearance on The Jenna Ellis Show podcast in an episode published Tuesday to complain that he's been reaching out to President Joe Biden, but Biden has been ignoring him.

The move comes following the county's decision to adopt a new map after data was published about Black and Brown population growth in the 2020 Census.

Politics

As funny as it may be for some people that Walker can't land his talking points right, republicans continue to distort the legal concept to get their voters worked up.

Civil Rights & Social Justice

A simple yet powerful message, the picture of Cheadle, has surfaced from time to time.  

Race Matters

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz grilled Ketanji Brown Jackson on critical race theory based on the fact that her daughter attends a school,  Georgetown Day, that apparently embraces antiracist efforts while his daughters attend St. Jon's School, which also embraces antiracist efforts.

Race Matters

Keisha Russell, Associate Counsel with First Liberty Institute, spoke at Supreme Court confirmation hearing for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to deny systemic racism, denounce critical race theory, and claim that both would make Jackson a biased justice.

Race Matters

Sen. Mike Braun said during a Tuesday press conference that the U.S. Supreme Court had legalized federal policies that should instead be left to states to decide. A reporter asked him if that applied to Loving v. Virginia, which legalized interracial marriage. Braun said "yes" but now he says he "misunderstood."

Police Brutality

In Kenosha, Wisconsin, Jerrel Perez, the father of a 12-year-old Black girl wants prosecutors to charge an off-duty police officer, Shawn Guetschow, who was seen on video pressing his knee into his daughter’s neck while handcuffing her after a school fight.

Looking to score cheap points, the GOP equated a Black woman with liberal leanings as being the boogeyman Republicans claim is destroying America. 

Race Matters

42-year-old Christine Garner and 49-year-old Jeremy Jones were arrested and charged with murder the morning after a March 15 incident they're accused of committing a hate crime in killing Justin Peoples, 30, at a Chevron gas station in Tracy, California. They've been charged with a hate crime.

Police Brutality

The Hamilton County District Attorney's Office is investigating an incident in which Black DoorDash employee Delane Gordon was pulled over in Collegedale, Tennessee. Gordon was tased after an officer demanded he exit the vehicle and he responded by asking to see a supervisor.