Civil Rights & Social Justice

Two NYPD officers were not charged for their police van hitting and killing Ronald Anthony Smith, a pedestrian. The van was speeding, ran red lights and was not being used in an emergency capacity at the time of the fatal collision.

California’s reparations task force voted to approve recommendations on compensating the descendants of Black enslaved people in the state.

Jordan Neely's chokehold killer is getting a lot of attention, but don't forget about the other two other men shown on video aiding and abetting him on the subway. Who are they, and will they be held accountable?

The identity of the man who used a deadly chokehold to kill Jordan Neely on a New York City subway train is being protected by the NPYD. But who is he? Here's everything we know about the subway vigilante.

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

Torrance cops Matthew Concannon and Anthony Chavez pleaded not guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the death of Christopher Deandre Mitchell.

The State of the Black World Conference V (SOBWC-V) is an upcoming event that addresses crucial issues that affect Black communities.

In leaked audio footage, House Republicans can be heard getting embarrassingly whiny about the criticism and about being called racist.

Protesters gathered in Kansas City after 16-year-old Ralph Yarl was shot after he went to the wrong house to pick up his younger brothers.

Larry Pearson was sentenced to 70 years in prison for two counts of harassment of a public servant for the misdemeanor crime of spitting at police officers in Lubbock, Texas. The post Outrage After Black Man Given 70-Year Prison Sentence For Misdemeanor Crime Of Spitting At Texas Cops appeared first on NewsOne.