Civil Rights & Social Justice
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Opinion
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.
Rankin County officials announced last week that they had settled a lawsuit filed by Michael Jenkins and Eddie Parker for $2.5 million.
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.
The legal cases of Abrego Garcia and other noncitizens deported to El Salvador are far from simple.
This isn't just about World Pride. It’s about what World Pride represents. Pride began as resistance, not rainbow capitalism or corporate floats, but rebellion.Â
Regan Prater was arrested after authorities linked him to the burning of the Highlander Research and Education Center.
Jasmin Shupper shares how Greenline Housing Foundation is working to preserve Altadena's legacy through its land banking initiative.
Reparations for descendants of slavery aren’t about mimicking what has worked for others. We do not demand power over another group.
Countless riots—tragic and often ignored—have unfolded throughout American history. Here are five you may not have learned about in school.
Devin Springer’s recent detention by U.S. Border agents reveals a method used to repress dissent and punish outspoken Black leaders.
10 correctional officers were indicted in death of the 22-year-old Black man who was beaten to death ad Mid-State Correctional Facility in New York.