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.

News

The unarmed, exonerated Black man was shot to death during a traffic stop in Georgia.

An Alabama police officer with the Reform Police Department is on administrative leave after video showed her tasing a handcuffed Black man for no discerning reason outside of her fragile blue ego getting bruised.

Brittany Watts is accused of trying to flush a fetus down a toilet after she miscarried.

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Fred Hampton was only 21 years old when he was killed on Dec. 4, 1969, but his political, social and revolutionary legacy stands the test of time through these following quotes.

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On Dec. 4, 1969, the 21-year-old chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party was murdered by Chicago police.

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A new Jacksonville shooting lawsuit accuses Dollar General and the white supremacist shooter's parents of negligence that enabled the racist violence.

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Attorneys signaled their intent to sue a Camden County, Georgia police officer who shot and killed unarmed Black man Leonard Cure during a traffic stop.

Black Lives Matter Rhode Island leader Gary Dantzler denounced Mark Fisher and claimed the man who endorsed Donald Trump is not part of BLM.

Mississippi's capital city is finally addressing how it buries people without notifying their family.

The high school student was caught on video attacking a Black student.

Students at a Kansas high school staged a walkout after a viral video showed a Black student being attacked by a white student.

She was promptly confronted by a Black man.