Civil Rights & Social Justice

The world still hasn’t see a $20 bill with Harriet Tubman’s face on it, but there are now new coins honoring the legendary woman who helped hundreds of slaves escape the south. The new money includes $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins, and half dollar coins that commemorate the bicentennial of Harriet’s birth. According to […]

The movie theater chain that recently kicked out prominent civil rights leader Rev. William Barber and his elderly mother watching “The Color Purple” has a history of being accused of discrimination. The post AMC Movie Theater Chain That Kicked Out Rev. William Barber Has Been Accused Of Discrimination Before appeared first on NewsOne.

Civil Rights & Social Justice

A lawsuit accuses Navy Federal Credit Union of racially discriminating against Black women after it rejected more than half of the Black mortgage applicants and approved less qualified white applicants. The post Navy Federal Credit Union Sued On Behalf Of Black Women Denied Home Loans Amid Racist Mortgage Scandal appeared first on NewsOne.

A series of "Karen" videos showing women weaponizing their whiteness against Black people underscore why racial profiling stories still matter so much. The post 3 ‘Karens’ And A ‘Karen’ Cop: These Viral Videos Show Why Racial Profiling Reports Still Matter appeared first on NewsOne.

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Livestream Dexter Wade's funeral, the Black man secretly killed and buried by officials in Hinds County, Mississippi. Here's how to watch online. The post Watch Dexter Wade’s Funeral: Livestream Service For Black Man Secretly Buried After Mississippi Cop Killed Him appeared first on NewsOne.

Lawyer and people's advocate Olayemi Olurin discusses the ills of the American prison system and the movement to shut down Rikers Island. The post Small Doses Podcast: Lawyer and People’s Advocate Olayemi Olurin on Fighting the Racist Prison System appeared first on NewsOne.

The Denny's restaurant chain has a troubling, decades-long legacy of profiling customers who are not white as shown in this detailed timeline, including recently in South Dakota. The post Denny’s And Its Decades-Long Legacy Of Racial Profiling And Discrimination appeared first on NewsOne.

A "Karen" video shows a woman pretending to cry while calling the cops on Alonzo Harmon, a Black man, because he was working as an HVAC technician. The post Video Shows Krying ‘Karen’ Kustomer Calling Cops On Black HVAC Tech For Doing His Job appeared first on NewsOne.

Robert Wayne Lee aka Boobac Shakur, who devoted his life to protecting children, was shot and killed in Pontiac, Michigan, after confronting a suspected child predator. The post ‘Boobac Shakur,’ Who Was Known For Exposing Alleged Child Predators Online, Killed After Confronting Teen appeared first on NewsOne.

A federal appeals court blocked the Fearless Fund from continuing to help the Black women and women of color who are business owners.  The post Federal Appeals Court Temporarily Blocks Fearless Fund From Exclusively Serving Black Women Entrepreneurs appeared first on NewsOne.

Protesting the sentences for convicted Jan. 6 Capitol rioters, Sarah Palin asked during a Newsmax interview: "What’s the use in being a good guy?" The post Sarah Palin Defends ‘Good Guy’ Capitol Rioters As Conservatives Complain About Jan. 6 Prison Sentences appeared first on NewsOne.

After graphic bodycam video was released, the family of Ta'Kiya Young, a pregnant Black driver killed by Ohio police, wants the cops to be charged with the death of her unborn daughter, too. The post Ta’Kiya Young’s Family Wants Cop Who Shot Her Charged With Killing Unborn Daughter, Too appeared first on NewsOne.