Civil Rights & Social Justice
Recently released court documents showed a group of Louisiana State Troopers joked about beating a Black man in a group text, pointing to a larger pattern of police brutality among officers in the northeast part of the state.
Across the United States demonstrators held rallies to honor the life and legacy of Breonna Taylor, a Black 26-year-old Louisville, Kentucky, woman who was killed by police in her home.
Black law students at Georgetown took action after a racist viral video showed two adjunct professors engaged in an exchange that students say confirms their suspicions.
Almost a month since a winter storm slammed through the gulf states, residents in Jackson, Mississippi, were still waiting for water service to be restored entirely.
The $27 million settlement is the largest in Minneapolis city history.
Kendrick Johnson's harrowing death remains an open wound for his family eight years later, but they desperately hope new leads can give them the answers they've been searching for.
Tamika Palmer says she will not give up on gaining justice for her daughter as the 1-year anniversary of Breonna Taylor's death inches closer.
Eliminating the statute served as an integral moment in restorative justice after lawyers representing the killers of Ahmaud Arbery referenced the law as a reason to avoid pursuing charges.
The charges, assault and attempted murder of an officer, were dismissed without prejudice, barring any attempt to charge him in connection to the night of March 13, 2020.
The violence is rooted in the desire to violate and dominate the Black women's bodies, often perceived as a threat. It is anchored in the term "adultifcation" and systemic racism, where Black girls are often perceived to be older and more mature than they actually are.
The anniversary of Rodney King's beating drew attention to how the culture of police brutality in Los Angeles, in particular, has seemingly gone unchecked since the horrific video went viral in 1991.
A popular movie chain is being sued for racially profiling a Black man who its staff called police on after falsely accusing him of sneaking into a theater nearly two years ago in Arizona.