Civil Rights & Social Justice

Six ex-Mississippi police officers pleaded guilty to torturing Michael Corey Jenkins and Eddie Terrell Parker. The post 6 Mississippi Ex-Cops Plead Guilty To Brutalizing, Torturing And Sexually Assaulting 2 Black Men appeared first on NewsOne.

Alabama state Sen. April Weaver and other Alabama legislators want to make faking a kidnapping a felony after Carlee Russell's case. The post Alabama Legislators Want To Make Kidnapping Hoaxes A Felony In Response To Carlee Russell Case appeared first on NewsOne.

Onyx's attitude regarding the shooting and her road to recovery is both inspiring and heartbreaking. The post ‘I Will Be Able To Walk Again. I Know I Will’: 6-Year-Old Black Girl Shot In Back In Louisville Speaks Out appeared first on NewsOne.

A research organization, has Twitter's litigation fingers foaming at the tips after the group found that racism was up on the platform. The post Elon Musk And Twitter Threaten To Sue Non-Profit That Allegedly Found An Increase Of Racism On The Platform appeared first on NewsOne.

Former Ohio cop Ryan Speakman was fired after releasing his canine on Jadarrius Rose because he kept talking about it. The post Officer Who Released K9 On Jadarrius Rose Was Fired For Talking About It, Not Doing It, Documents Reveal appeared first on NewsOne.

Addressing out the inaccuracies in Florida's "slaves benefited from slavery" narrative, while noble and truthful, is, in many ways, besides the point. The post Op-Ed: Florida’s Claims That Slaves Benefited From Slavery Gets Debunked, But Even That Misses The Point appeared first on NewsOne.

A recent Yahoo News/YouGov poll indicates that 73% of Trump voters believe discrimination against white people is a problem. The post Surprise, Surprise: Poll Shows Trump Voters Think Anti-White Racism Is A Bigger Problem Than Anti-Black Racism appeared first on NewsOne.

Michael Jenkins and Eddie Parker, the two Black men who were tortured and sexually assaulted by Mississippi cops sat down with CNN. The post ‘It Hurts. And I’m Embarrassed’: Black Man Tortured By Mississippi Cops Will Never Speak The Same Again appeared first on NewsOne.

Jadarrius Rose fled officers in Ohio who tried to pull his truck over. One officer released his dog on him after he had put his hands up. The post Ohio Cop Releases Dog On Black Man Who Had His Hands Up After Trooper Instructed Him Not To appeared first on NewsOne.

As the good reverend steps down from his leadership role at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, we commemorate the career of a civil rights icon who has always been able to "keep hope alive." The post Photos Of Jesse Jackson Through The Years: The Legacy Of A Civil Rights Leader appeared first on NewsOne.

Civil Rights & Social Justice

An Oklahoma judge denied reparations to Tulsa Race Massacre survivors one day after a state school boss said the violence wasn't race-based. The post Tulsa Race Massacre Survivors Denied Reparations After State School Chief Downplayed ‘Skin Color’ In Violence appeared first on NewsOne.

The part of California where a cop slammed a Black woman on video has been called the state's "Confederacy" where Black men were found hanging in recent years in suspected lynchings. The post Area Where Cop Brutally Slammed Black Woman Is ‘Confederacy Of California’ With Suspected Lynchings appeared first on NewsOne.