Civil Rights & Social Justice
On this Memorial Day, take a moment to reflect on some of the other monuments erected in honor of their selfless sacrifice and service to the United States.
The Black Lives Matter Global Network has shaken up its leadership as Patrisse Cullors steps down in an unexpected move amid heightened scrutiny over the organization's finances in recent months.
Just days ahead of a widely promoted commemorative event surrounding the Tulsa Race Massacre's 100-year anniversary, the Tulsa Race Commission announced the cancellation of its "Rise and Remember” centennial celebration.
Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced his office filed felony charges against the officers charged with killing Manuel Ellis, a Black man whose March death while in Tacoma Police custody was ruled a homicide.
Jamal Sutherland’s Family Calls For Criminal Charges Over His In-Custody Death After $10M Settlement
Sutherland's family attended a demonstration on Wednesday, calling for the arrest of the North Charleston detention center deputies who were fired over his January in-custody death. The demonstration followed a $10M settlement unanimously approved by Charleston city council members.
In the year that changed everything, Amy Cooper, aka, "Central Park Karen" just proved that she learned absolutely nothing.
A Kentucky district attorney found that the police and national guardsman shooting death of David McAtee, a legally armed Black man, was justified and will not result in any criminal charges.
As the world observes the anniversary of George Floyd's murder, NewsOne's parent company iOne Digital invited an assortment of Black male artists to discuss the social impact that the notorious police violence in Minneapolis.
Police were called to the memorial site on Tuesday in response to reports of gunfire near the location where George Floyd was killed by former cop Derek Chauvin exactly one year ago.
The visit comes amidst another push for meaningful law enforcement reform as The George Floyd Justice In Policing Act stalls in the Senate.
With the one-year mark since George Floyd's murder, here's what's changed on the national police reform front -- and what hasn't -- since that fateful Memorial Day in Minneapolis.
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey made mention that her office has the authority to open an independent inquiry, but would not make a decision until after the Middlesex District Attorney's office concludes their open investigation.