Civil Rights & Social Justice

Rev. Fredrick Douglass Haynes III, the next president of Jesse Jackson's Rainbow PUSH Coalition, is the civil rights icon's protĂ©gĂ© who said he's "honored" to be lead the social justice organization. The post Rev. Frederick Haynes III, Rainbow PUSH Coalition’s Next Leader, Is Rev. Jesse Jackson ProtĂ©gĂ© appeared first on NewsOne.

GoFundMe's policies are being questioned after an account for the French cop who killed an unarmed Black teen raised nearly $2 million. The post GoFundMe Policy Questioned After Nearly $2M Raised For French Cop Accused Of Murdering Black Teen appeared first on NewsOne.

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson gives a unique perspective on the Supreme Court's decision to end Affirmative Action. The post Read Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Full Dissent After SCOTUS Ends Affirmative Action appeared first on NewsOne.

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump has joined the family of Keenan Anderson to represent them in a $50 million lawsuit. The post Family Of Keenan Anderson Seek $100M, Lawsuit Claims Black Man Tased To Death By Police appeared first on NewsOne.

A Republican running for senator in Ohio believes descendants of white soldiers who died in the Civil War should receive reparations.

The DOJ's scathing report about discriminatory law enforcement tactics that have long plagued Louisville police came days before the three-year date since cops killed Breonna Taylor. The post 3 Years After Killing Breonna Taylor, The Louisville Police Department Finally Faces Change appeared first on NewsOne.

The social media celebration of Sandra Bland's 36th birthday helped draw attention to all the ways her legacy lives on nearly eight years after her controversial in-custody jail death. The post All The Ways Sandra Bland’s Legacy Lives On appeared first on NewsOne.