Civil Rights & Social Justice

The continued effort to keep Acoli behind bars seems directly tied to the highly political nature of Shakur's case and remaining outside of the reach of U.S. authorities.  

Liz Edelkind said she was with her 10-year-old son, her husband and two others, as they were on their way home from a New York Knicks game at Madison Square Garden when she asked a white couple if they could change seats so her family could all sit together—and that's when the couple attacked them.

through the prophetic preaching tradition already well established by his time, Rev. Dr. Martin Liuther King Jr. brought people of every tribe, class and creed closer toward forming “God’s beloved community” – an anchor of love and hope for humankind.

White House Senior Advisor Cedric Richmond said Senators straddling the fence need to remember that voting rights are the bedrock of democracy.  

Drew S. Clinton was arrested after a graduation party in western Illinois, during which he was accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl. Adams County Judge Robert Adrian found Clinton guilty of felony sexual assault but reversed the conviction rather than send him to prison.

31st District Judge Alexis G. Krot of Michigan berated 72-year-old Burhan Chowdhury, who suffers from cancer, and said she wanted to jail him because he was too weak to take care of the lawn in front of his home.

One of Atlanta's most notable photographers and his foundation are celebrating MLK Day in some very special ways this year.

New details suggest an off-duty police officer who killed unarmed Black man Jason Walker in in Fayetteville, North Carolina, didn't need to use lethal force - or any force at all - even though his 911 call shows he was determined to use his gun.

Harris' remarks, couched in the civil rights movement's legacy, push back on the idea that people can wait for a better time to pass voting rights legislation.

Biden's challenge Tuesday wasn't just to Senate holdouts, but for those who are waiting for some return to civility that has never existed for Black and other communities of color.

The family of Jason Walker, an unarmed Black man who was shot and killed by off-duty police officer Jeffrey Hash, has retained civil rights attorney Ben Crump following the questionable shooting in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

Some of the leading advocates who have long sounded the alarm about the urgency for Congress to advance any bills on voting rights are skipping Biden's speech in Atlanta about voting rights, suggesting the president's words are too little, too late.