Civil Rights & Social Justice
As many celebrate the second annual Juneteenth federal holiday, a Congressional committee examines the white supremacist attack on the Capitol. The backlash and growing fear of a diversifying political electorate are not new. White supremacy has always been threatened by Black political participation and multiracial coalition-building.
Sponsored by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), the two-week “Journey of Reconciliation” attempted to test the bounds of a 1946 Supreme Court decision banning segregation in interstate buses.
The Buffalo shooter who went on a racist rampage killing 10 Black people at a supermarket could be facing the death penalty.
Sean Bickings drowned in Tempe Town Lake while police adamantly refused to try to rescue him, according to the officers' own transcripts.
Critical Race Theory is not an alternative or comparable concept to white supremacist ideologies like the great replacement theory. It also does not in any way mandate or dictate the oppression of white people.
Donald Trump Jr. claimed Salvador Ramos would have committed the "same" Uvalde shooting with a bat or machete.
Comedian Jason Selvig grabbed a mic at the NRA convention to mock CEO Wayne LaPierre with a satirical "thoughts and prayers" speech.
The president of the Houston Police Officer's Union, Doug Griffith, defended the HPD officer who shot and killed Jalen Randle.
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.