Civil Rights & Social Justice

The officer admits tasing the girl but denies that it was unnecessary or unreasonable use of force. The post Met Police Officer Accused Of Misconduct After Tasing 10-Year-Old Black Girl While She Moved Away From Him appeared first on NewsOne.

Warren, Michigan, man Anthony Mangiapane was found guilty of shooting at a Black man who passed by his store. The post Michigan Man Convicted Of Shooting At Black Man Who Passed By His Store Where Nazi Memorabilia Was Found appeared first on NewsOne.

Police say Johnny Hollman was at fault regarding the minor accident, but Hollman appears to disagree and he refused to sign the citation. The post 62-Year-Old Black Man Dies In Custody After Telling Atlanta Officer Who Tased Him, ‘I Can’t Breathe’ appeared first on NewsOne.

Marcus Arbery, Ahmaud Arbery's father, thinks the prosecution of an ex-DA indicted for allegedly protecting his son's killers is being delayed on purpose. The post Ahmaud Arbery’s Father Thinks Case Against Ex-DA Accused Of Protecting Killers Is Delayed On Purpose appeared first on NewsOne.

Philadelphia pastor Phillip Fisher Jr., a Black man who works with the state's chapter of Moms for Liberty, was convicted of sexually abusing a young teenage boy. The post Mom’s For Liberty Rep Revealed As Black Conservative Man Who Pleaded Guilty To Sexually Abusing Teen Boy appeared first on NewsOne.

Livestream Dexter Wade's funeral, the Black man secretly killed and buried by officials in Hinds County, Mississippi. Here's how to watch online. The post Watch Dexter Wade’s Funeral: Livestream Service For Black Man Secretly Buried After Mississippi Cop Killed Him appeared first on NewsOne.

In 2006, David Sparks was convicted of a murder he did not commit. Now 17 years later, Sparks is finally a free man.  The post Exonerated! Wrongly Convicted Black Folks Whose Names Have Been Cleared appeared first on NewsOne.

Lawsuits have been filed against the artist Lizzo by three former dancers in Los Angeles Superior Court involving a hostile workplace.

The Supreme Court on Thursday overturned the use of affirmative action in college admissions policies. The practice was enacted to allow universities to consider a prospective student’s race along with factors such as academic merit, athletics, and other factors. See story here  

Surveillance video of Irvo Otieno dying at the Central State Mental facility was released on Tuesday showing the events that led to Otieno's death.

The last public Confederate statue has been removed from the city of Richmond, the capital of the Confederacy for most of the Civil War.

Attorney General Merrick Garland has announce that 4 current and former Louisville Police officers were arrested in Breonna Taylor's death.