Civil Rights & Social Justice
Black women are still facing unrelenting attacks on their fundamental rights and freedoms in America.
The six Atlanta police officers who were accused of battery and aggravated assault against two HBCU students during a 2020 George Floyd protest have been cleared of all wrongdoing.
The nonpartisan convening will feature conversations about protecting and strengthening Democracy through various mechanisms, including voter education and registration, culture change and direct voter mobilization.
Generations of "correcting for race" in data have exacerbated the current crisis. The post GOP Senator Argues For Ignoring Black Maternal Mortality appeared first on NewsOne.
After nearly three months of silence on Griner, the Biden administration on May 3 declared that Griner had been “wrongfully detained. The post Brittney Griner Deserves Her Freedom appeared first on NewsOne.
New York corrections officer Gregory C. Foster II was suspended for mocking Buffalo shooting victims with a meme. He previously earned nearly $200,000. The post CO Suspended For Buffalo Shooting Meme Earned $200K appeared first on NewsOne.
Martin County School District in Florida is investigating a photo at Hidden Oaks Middle School where white students spelled out the N-word as anti-CRT state Republicans are silent about it. The post Florida Students Spell Out N-Word, Anti-CRT Republicans Silent appeared first on NewsOne.
Black students at Coosa High School in Rome, Georgia, are suing the school district in a lawsuit claiming they were suspended for wearing Back Lives Matter T-shirts. The post Lawsuit: Black Students Suspended For Wearing BLM T-Shirts appeared first on NewsOne.
Two of Payton Grendon's extended family members, Sandra and Dave Komoroff, are blaming COVID-19 for his alleged racist shooting spree in Buffalo. The post Buffalo Suspect's Family Blames COVID-19 For Shooting appeared first on NewsOne.
Charlottesville mother Melissa Riley is among other plaintiffs suing the Albemarle County School Board because she blames an anti-racism curriculum for making her biracial son identify as "just a Black man." She said it has caused "racial issues" in her home. The post White Mom's Lawsuit: CRT Made Biracial Son Identify As Black appeared first on NewsOne.
