Civil Rights & Social Justice
Sybil Wilkes' daily roundup covers rising tensions, voting rights, food safety, and honoring civil rights legend Rachel Robinson.
A mother fights for justice, the Justice Department faces scrutiny, and a baseball star aims to inspire Black youth.
On what would have been Assata Shakur’s 79th birthday, the Assata Shakur Memorial Committee launches a new digital archive to honor the legendary freedom fighter.
The march is being held to both mark the 63rd anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have A Dream” speech and advocate for voting rights.
New law bans big firms from buying more single-family homes, aiming to help families access housing market.
On June 14, a Senatobia Police officer fatally shot one-year-old Kohen Wiley after responding to a shoplifting call at a local Walmart.
Maine Gov. Janet Mills announced via social media that she had been briefed on a situation in which a federal agent fatally shot a man in his 20s.
A video shows the cop questioning the teen about why he was wearing his jacket with the hood up on a warm day, and then grabbing him.
As the nation prepares to celebrate its 250th year, the expected patriotism of a sanitized history exposes the deep chasm Black Americans must navigate every Fourth of July.
Supreme Court rulings limit religious, voting rights for minorities, with concerns over enforcement and impact
From Reconstruction to affirmative action, gains for Black Americans have a history of triggering efforts to repeal them.
Fairfield Police Officer Bianca Camacho, also known as Bianca Brown, is accused of using excessive force in incidents that have been caught on video.