Civil Rights & Social Justice

As the holiday quickly approaches, tap in to some ways that you can make a difference, whether big or small, to honor a legend's dream.

In the first episode of 'The Le[e]gal Brief,' civil rights attorney Lee Merritt gives an overview of officer-involved shootings and the laws surrounding them. 

Keith Porter Jr. was killed by an off-duty ICE agenton New Year’s Eve at his apartment complex in the Los Angeles area. 

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent has shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis during an apparent protest against the ICE crackdown.

The Education Department has closed several civil rights offices, leaving many Black students with no recourse when dealing with systemic racism. 

Our subordination has never equated to the severing of melodies linking us beyond time, borders, and language. 

Joude Ellis of Dream Defenders provides us with an everyday guide to freedom-fighting for Black communities.

Black people across the globe have long fought for reparations to provide justice to African descendants still reeling from the brutal legacy of slavery and systemic racism.

On Dec. 16, a statue honoring Barbara Rose Johns—a Black teenager whose courage reshaped American education—was unveiled in the U.S. Capitol. In 1951, Johns led a student walkout at her segregated Virginia high school, a bold act that helped dismantle school segregation nationwide. The unveiling marked a powerful shift in historical memory: her statue replaced […]

For thousands of children exposed to toxic water, the real damage is invisible, slow, generational, and no check will erase it.

Politics and sports have always danced around each other, even when folks swear they shouldn’t be in the same room. The truth is that whenever athletes step on a court, field, or track, they carry their identities, their communities, and the world’s tensions right along with them. For many fans, sports serve as an escape, […]

The federal government could take 37% of the interest on the settlement fund due to the trust classification.