AOC: "Student debt plan could be better" "Just enough to anger the people against it *and* the people who need forgiveness the most," says AOC Salon · May 28, 2022
Seen and Unseen review: George Floyd, Black Twitter and the fight for racial justice Marc Lamont Hill and Todd Brewster’s brilliant book considers the history of communications technology in a racist society The Guardian - US · May 28, 2022
Georgia NAACP is investigating a traffic stop involving a college lacrosse team Delaware State University filed a complaint Wednesday to the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division calling for an external investigation of the traffic stop. WEKU · May 20, 2022
After Buffalo, civil rights leaders pitch anti-hate plans The nation’s oldest civil rights organization said it will propose a sweeping plan meant to protect Black Americans from white supremacist violence in response to a hate-fueled massacre that killed 10 Black people in Buffalo, New York, last weekend The Independent UK · May 19, 2022
In Buffalo, Biden to confront the racism he's vowed to fight President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden are traveling to Buffalo on Tuesday to show solidarity with the community after a white supremacist targeted Black people at a supermarket The Independent UK · May 16, 2022
The fight against school segregation began in South Carolina, long before it ended with Brown v. Board When it comes to the case of Brown v. Board of Education, the 1954 Supreme Court decision that outlawed school segregation, the focus is often on Topeka, Kansas, the home of the Brown family and the school board that it sued. But the story of the case actually had several… The Conversation · May 16, 2022
Jackie Robinson was a radical Robinson was an activist and rebel long before he broke baseball's color line Salon · May 14, 2022
Groups perpetuating Trump’s 2020 election lie face scrutiny and lawsuits Colorado lawsuit charges group with questioning residents about voting status while Trump loyalists work to sustain falsehoods The Guardian - US · May 9, 2022
SC House GOP agrees to redistricting redraw over lawsuit alleging racial gerrymandering COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina House Republican leaders have agreed to adjust the boundaries of the controversial and contested state House map lawmakers adopted in December and will use in the 2022 election cycle, according to new court filings. Tribune News Service · May 6, 2022
The FDA's Menthol Cigarette Ban Is a 'Racial Justice' Issue, but Not in the Way Its Supporters Mean The proposed rule, which targets the cigarettes that black smokers overwhelmingly prefer, will harm the community it is supposed to help. Reason · Apr 28, 2022
Jokes, cheers and dire warnings: Twitter reacts to Musk’s takeover As the self-declared ‘free-speech absolutist’ takes the reins, some activists and politicians fear for the platform’s future The Guardian - US · Apr 26, 2022
Connecticut trooper charged with manslaughter in shooting A Connecticut state trooper has been charged with manslaughter in the 2020 fatal shooting of a man The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2022
Feds announce they won’t pursue case against former Chicago cop Jason Van Dyke in shooting of Laquan McDonald CHICAGO — Federal prosecutors will not bring any case against the former Chicago police officer who killed 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, U.S. Attorney John Lausch’s office announced Monday. Chicago Tribune · Apr 18, 2022
Video: Grand Rapids cop shoots Black man Attorney Ben Crump called for the arrest of office over "unjustified killing" during "misdemeanor traffic stop" Salon · Apr 14, 2022
The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2022 Demonstrators march for Patrick Lyoya after police release video of officer fatally shooting Black man The 26-year-old’s family released a statement Wednesday asking for demonstrators to “remain peaceful”
Al Jazeera · Apr 13, 2022 US police release videos of officer fatally shooting Black man Family of Patrick Lyoya demands justice after the 26-year-old was shot dead by a Michigan officer this month.
Tribune News Service · Apr 12, 2022 ‘Just as segregated’: What’s next for NC towns after court tosses charter school suit? CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Gregory “Dee” Rankin plans to keep on fighting even when the only option left is the North Carolina Supreme Court.
Chicago Tribune · Apr 12, 2022 Commentary: Want police accountability? End qualified immunity for officers Since the highly publicized deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, communities have grappled with how best to hold police officers who commit misconduct accountable and prevent them from engaging in future misconduct.
Salon · Apr 6, 2022 Michigan: The right's new battleground Petition drive funded by Betsy DeVos has united GOP donors and far-right "patriots" in a sweeping political attack
Al Jazeera · Mar 29, 2022 ‘Historic injustice’: Biden makes lynching a US hate crime Joe Biden signs anti-lynching law named after Emmett Till, a Black teen who was brutally killed in Mississippi in 1955.
Reason · Mar 23, 2022 "Cancel Culture … Is Inconsistent with the Philosophy of Open, Political Debate" “[I]t undermines and stifles First Amendment privileges,” says a federal court, defining “cancel culture” as “the phenomenon of aggressively targeting individuals or groups, whose views aggressors deem unacceptable, in an effort to destroy them personally and/or professionally.”
Tribune News Service · Mar 10, 2022 Grieving mother, Baltimore County NAACP question: Why weren’t some in drug robbery-turned-murder charged? BALTIMORE — It was a marijuana sale turned deadly drug robbery. The victim shot to death wasn’t even involved in the deal.
Evening Standard · Feb 28, 2022 Duke and Duchess of Sussex support designers of colour with carefully chosen NAACP Award outfits The duchess opted for a designer beloved by Kamala Harris and Michelle Obama
The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2022 Prince Harry says he and Meghan were ‘brought together for a reason’ as they receive NAACP award The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have recieved the President’s Award
Daily Record · Feb 27, 2022 Prince Harry and Meghan give support to Ukraine as couple collect prestigious award The Duke and Duchess of Sussex talked about a number of different global issues and social injustices in their awards speech.