Civil Rights & Social Justice

Under the new law, Illinois law enforcement agencies must review and share an officer’s full job history, including any misconduct, when they apply for a new role.

After sunset, Black people had to be out of these hostile sundown towns. It was a matter of life and death in some instances.

In this personal essay, Dominique Morgan details how something as simple as going to the restroom became a trial for Black trans women.

Xavier Davis is suing Jefferson Lines after a white bus driver made Black men sit in the back of the bus headed to Minnesota.

This year’s Juneteenth celebrations take place against the backdrop of a federal government covered in fascism and hostile toward these core tenets of a free society. 

So, what do we do? We organize.  We show up at ICE protests so the system doesn’t get to isolate people in silence. 

In my book 'Postconflict Utopias: Everyday Survival in Chocó, Colombia,' I write about how Black women’s organizations care for their territories and communities.

America has made significant progress since the era of segregation, but the Trump administration may be putting that progress at risk.

Richard Claytor and Ron Bell have developed a "know your rights" guide designed to support communities of color throughout Massachusetts, in response to the ongoing U.S. immigration crackdown.

Black customers have been actively boycotting Target since shortly after they announced a rollback on their DEI policies, causing a drop in sales for the retailer.

Ben Crump has weighed in on the DOJ's recent decision to end Biden-era police-accountability agreements with Minneapolis and Louisville.

Consent decrees, which have often been used to spur police reform in cities where misconduct, bias, and poor policing are endemic, are under attack from the Trump Administration.