Singer John Legend will receive The Recording Academy’s inaugural Global Impact Award for his artistry and activism.
Despite a reported rise in crime in "The Big Easy," voters chose a new path forward by electing reformer Susan…
Despite promised policing reform, delays continue as the legislation —viewed by many as a compromise — could be softened in…
With his latest single, "Industry Baby," the rapper launched a fundraiser for The Bail Project to raise money and awareness…
Alvin Bragg and Eric Adams joined Rev. Al Sharpton at the National Action Network's Saturday rally, reflecting on their respective…
Elected during a special election, Caston becomes the first person to hold the seat of Ward 7 Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner…
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals agreed to review the conviction of Crystal Mason, a mom and grandmother sentenced to…
Civil rights advocates were delivered good news from final results in certain statewide elections that have provided somewhat of a…
This installment of NewsOne's The Black Ballot panel conversation features Yemi Adegbonmire, General Counsel at The Bail Project, Jamila T.…
Big Sean and Rihanna teamed up to donate to COVID-19 relief efforts in Detroit.
Common’s nonprofit has launched a criminal justice reform campaign to address the spread of COVID-19 in correctional facilities.
The COVID-19 pandemic provides an opportunity that may not present itself again in the near term: to reimagine policing without…
The comedian is apart of the larger conversation to incarceration issues.
There are five issues of criminal justice reform that have long needed attention.
Tyler Perry extended a job offer to a former inmate who was unjustly impacted by drug laws.
John Legend is on a mission to help ex-inmates step into entrepreneurship.
Well, this is what happens when you defend a racist. They eventually turn on you.
The #FreeBlackMamas initiative is posting bail for Black mothers so they can be reunited with their families in time for…
Rapper T.I. teamed up with the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church to bail out nonviolent offenders for Easter.
San Francisco Superior Court cleared 88,000 suspended driver’s license cases for certain people who failed to appear in traffic court.
