By Jasmyne A. Cannick and Nana Gyamfi, Esq. Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey’s failure to…
Category: Social Justice
This section focuses on equality, fairness, environmental and workplace issues as well as structural racism, implicit bias in society towards individuals and/or a group of people, from housing discrimination to the criminal justice system.
Children of Katrina: The Lost Years
By Sophie Grosserode and Katie Hunger | News21 NEW ORLEANS, La. — They were children and…
Hate in America: A Nation Divided
By Catherine Devine and Lillianna Byington | News21 PHOENIX — More than 2.4 million crimes, whose…
Pressley and Jayapal: Raising the Minimum Wage Is a Women’s Issue
We’ve been cheering on the U.S. women’s soccer team — first as they won the World’s…
Report examines barriers when students study abroad
PHILADELPHIA — The Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI) in partnership with the Council on International…
Terrorist leader prison sentence brings justice for black families
WASHINGTON – Five years after being terrorized by a violent hate crime, justice was served for…
District Attorney Diana Becton comes back home
SAN FRANCISCO — Golden Gate University School of Law featured Contra Costa County District Attorney and…
Eric Holder indicted in the murder of Nipsey Hussle
Things just got a whole lot worse for the man accused of gunning down and killing…
Retired black firefighter claims he suffered paramedic brutality
San Francisco, CA – Retired San Francisco firefighter/paramedic Michael Estrada believes he was a victim of…
Report says black girls feel the sting of adultification bias
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Building on its groundbreaking 2017 Girlhood Interrupted study showing that adults view black…
Shooting death of homeless man spurs Walgreens lawsuit
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – During a May 7 morning press conference in Los Angeles, California, attorneys…
Hate in America: Silenced By Fear
By Brendan Campbell, Angel Mendoza and Tessa Diestel | News21 EUGENE, Oregon — Sergio Reyes and…
The Truth Awards pays homage to black LGBTQ trailblazers
LOS ANGELES — In the spirit of awards season, the Better Brothers Los Angeles (BBLA) in…
Hate in America: When faith meets hate
By Allie Bice, Abby Bitterman, and Ashley Mackey | News21 NEW YORK — “If you attack…
Hate in America: A Violent Legacy
By Lillianna Byington, Brittany Brown and Andrew Capps | News21 JASPER, Texas — Former Texas prosecutor…