Civil Rights & Social Justice
Under the new law, Illinois law enforcement agencies must review and share an officer’s full job history, including any misconduct, when they apply for a new role.
After sunset, Black people had to be out of these hostile sundown towns. It was a matter of life and death in some instances.
Dr. Stacey Patton reminds us that racial violence as entertainment has deep roots in American history. Alligator Alcatraz is the latest example.
This year’s Juneteenth celebrations take place against the backdrop of a federal government covered in fascism and hostile toward these core tenets of a free society.
So, what do we do? We organize. We show up at ICE protests so the system doesn’t get to isolate people in silence.
Black customers have been actively boycotting Target since shortly after they announced a rollback on their DEI policies, causing a drop in sales for the retailer.
Consent decrees, which have often been used to spur police reform in cities where misconduct, bias, and poor policing are endemic, are under attack from the Trump Administration.
Michael Brown’s family deserves justice, and the Black community deserves better from a justice system that works as a protector to some communities and a predator to others.
On Malcolm X's 100th birthday, here are five things everyone should know about the legendary freedom fighter.
The case of Rodney Hinton Jr. is a stark reminder that trauma, especially racial trauma, is cumulative. It builds, silently, beneath the surface until it explodes.
Building a for-us-by-us approach to content creation also safeguards against the eventuality that we lose access to these platforms.
Shiloh Hendrix wants to raise $1,000,000, and I fear that she will meet her goal, providing a new template for the average bigot.
