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Civil Rights & Social Justice

Rapper Afroman wins free speech case after police raid, sparking debate over public officials' rights vs. satire

Opinion

Not only are prosecutors trying to cite Black clothing as evidence of Antifa terrorism, but they have also pointed to what they consider to be radical pamphlets allegedly distributed by protesters.

Opinion

Fred’s death represents the chilling, surgical precision of a system built to fail him and everyone in its grasp.

The Nightly Spirit

Nolan Williams Jr. Celebrates Black Heritage with Stirring Musical Tribute

Pioneering Black leaders transformed society through education, activism, and resilience, laying a foundation for progress.

Opinion

This moment cannot be separated from a broader political climate in which Black people who dare to use their voices are increasingly targeted, censored, and criminalized for telling the truth.

Georgia Fort and Don Lemon, two independent Black journalists, were arrested for covering an anti-ICE protest in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Opinion

Lede Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the DOJ will conduct a civil rights investigation in the death of Alex Pretti.

Opinion

The Trump admin wants to reset the standards by which we judge our very reality by rolling back civil rights protections and enforcement.

Revolutionary freedom fighter Angela Davis has had plenty to say -- and write -- about Black feminism and prison abolitionism.

Video posted to Facebook shows multiple ICE agents tackling a man and dragging him to the ground, beating and subsequently shooting him.

The Baton Rouge police have a troubling history with Raheem Howard, after an officer fired at him in 2018 and falsely claimed Howard shot first.