Civil Rights & Social Justice

Gray and Nash are among 17 recipients who will be honored with the prestigious award. Both made an indelible mark on the civil rights movement. 

Akron police officials expect more patience and consideration than officers gave 25-year-old Jayland Walker when he was shot and killed early Monday morning.

A group Texas educators proposed language that describes slavery as "involuntary relocation" to second grade students.

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court approved a Black woman's right to sue Harvard for profiting off images of her enslaved ancestors.

Richard "Randy" Cox was arrested for illegal possession of a firearm and ended up paralyzed while being transported in a police van.

A viral video purportedly shows a Black police graduate getting profiled by Texas cops.

The recent success of Jack Harlow has some wondering if he's benefitting from white privilege given the massive popularity of hip-hop.

Two Colerain High School students in Cincinnati made a mockery of prejudice by taping "Whites only" & "Blacks only" signs on water fountains.

It's been two years since the death of George Floyd due to police brutality by now-incarcerated Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin, but it appears that the crisis of Black people dying due to shootings by law enforcement hasn't slowed down at all.

The National Park Service is awarding $16.2 million in grants to preserve historic landmarks connected to the civil rights movement.

A Michigan councilwoman received major heat during a recent committee meeting after other members described her actions as unprofessional and offensive for referring to a Black colleague as "ghetto" under her breath.

After being pardoned in 2017 for a robbery he didn't commit, wrongfully convicted Chicago resident Keith Cooper has now reached a whopping $7.5 million settlement in Elkhart, Indiana that highlights the bigger problem of misconduct within the city's police department.