Civil Rights & Social Justice - Page 2

Rosa Parks’ brave refusal to give up her seat on Dec. 1, 1955, sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott and changed history.

Viola Fletcher fought for justice for the Tulsa Race Massacre up until her death on Nov. 24. Here's why she is an icon.

Friday marks the 65th anniversary of Ruby Bridges becoming the first Black student to desegregate her New Orleans elementary school. 

Today marks what would have been George Floyds 52nd birthday. Read more about his legacy and how his life sparked a global movement.

Dream Defenders’ upcoming Class Ruins Everything Around Me campaign is naming names and building the power to radically create a more just and equitable world.

In an interview from 2013, Angela Davis and Lennox Hinds, Assata Shakur's attorney, discuss Assata being added to the FBI's Most Wanted list.

Dorian Johnson is the seventh man dead connected to fighting for justice for Mike Brown Jr., who was assassinated in 2014.

Senate Bill 12 bans DEI programs in Texas public schools, as well as after-school clubs centered around sexuality, such as the Gay-Straight Alliance. 

The March on Washington turns 62 this week—but the same battles are still being fought. Here's what hasn't changed.

The Republican attack on Black political participation pre-dates Trump and requires our full attention and collective effort.

Under the new law, Illinois law enforcement agencies must review and share an officer’s full job history, including any misconduct, when they apply for a new role.

After sunset, Black people had to be out of these hostile sundown towns. It was a matter of life and death in some instances.