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 protégé 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 Protégé appeared first on NewsOne.
Tributes flood the timeline for Rev. Jesse Jackson as he steps down as president of the civil rights organization that he founded in 1971.
In honoring the life and legacy of late Rep. John Lewis, we must also honor these voting rights champions who are making "good trouble." The post John Lewis’ Undying Legacy: 10 Voting Rights Champions Making ‘Good Trouble’ In 2023 appeared first on NewsOne.
Seattle police are under fire for having a makeshift tombstone mocking a Black 19-year-old who was killed by city cops and keeping it with a Trump flag and a BLM sign. The post Video Shows Seattle Cops Had Tombstone Mocking Slain Black Teen Along With A Trump Poster And BLM Sign appeared first on NewsOne.
New York Rep. George Santos inexplicably compared himself to Rosa Parks in response to Mitt Romney saying he shouldn't be in Congress. The post George Santos Compares Himself To Rosa Parks After Being Told He Shouldn’t Be In Congress 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 $2 Million Raised For French Cop Accused Of Murdering Black Teen appeared first on NewsOne.
White author Lois Banner said she wishes she was Black during the Berkshire Conference of Women Historians. The post White Author Claims Her Professional Life Would Have Been Easier If She Was A Black Woman appeared first on NewsOne.
ABC News invited backlash after it tweeted a story about Moms for Liberty, describing the extremist, anti-Black history hate group as "joyful warriors" who are "fighting back." The post ABC News Dragged For Calling Moms For Liberty ‘Joyful Warriors’ Who Are ‘Fighting Back’ appeared first on NewsOne.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican presidential candidate, said he supports using "deadly force" against migrants and ending birthright citizenship as solutions to the immigration crisis at the border. The post Ron DeSantis Wants To Use ‘Deadly Force’ Against Migrants And End Birthright Citizenship appeared first on NewsOne.
After murder charges were dropped against Carlishia Hood and her 14-year-old son, the Chicago mother is suing the city and police officers as online donations get refunded. The post Online Donations To Carlishia Hood Refunded As Mom Sues Chicago, Cops After Murder Charges Dropped appeared first on NewsOne.