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.

Social Justice

Hate in America: A Nation Divided

August 6 News21 0

By Catherine Devine and Lillianna Byington | News21 PHOENIX — More than 2.4 million crimes, whose victims suspect were motivated by hate, were committed across the United States in the five years between 2012 and […]

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Pressley and Jayapal: Raising the Minimum Wage Is a Women’s Issue

July 19 News4usonline 0

We’ve been cheering on the U.S. women’s soccer team — first as they won the World’s Cup and now as they pursue pay equity. For too long, female professional athletes have earned just a small […]

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Report examines barriers when students study abroad

July 1 Dennis J. Freeman 0

PHILADELPHIA — The Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI) in partnership with the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) has published a report entitled, “Diversifying Study Abroad and Expanding Equity for Minority Serving Institutions.” The […]

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Terrorist leader prison sentence brings justice for black families

June 7 News4usonline 0

WASHINGTON – Five years after being terrorized by a violent hate crime, justice was served for several Los Angeles residents when an alleged gang member was sentenced to extensive time in prison for firebombing residences […]

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District Attorney Diana Becton comes back home

May 23 News4usonline 0

SAN FRANCISCO — Golden Gate University School of Law featured Contra Costa County District Attorney and alumna Diana Becton (JD, ’85) as the keynote speaker at its recent commencement program held at Davies Symphony Hall. […]

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Eric Holder indicted in the murder of Nipsey Hussle

May 22 Dennis J. Freeman 0

Things just got a whole lot worse for the man accused of gunning down and killing rapper and entrepreneur Nipsey Hussle. A grand jury indicted Eric Holder on multiple counts of murder, attempted murder and […]

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Retired black firefighter claims he suffered paramedic brutality

May 17 News4usonline 0

San Francisco, CA – Retired San Francisco firefighter/paramedic Michael Estrada believes he was a victim of paramedic brutality. He says he recently summoned 911 to his residence for help after he was overcome with pain […]

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Report says black girls feel the sting of adultification bias

May 16 News4usonline 0

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Building on its groundbreaking 2017 Girlhood Interrupted study showing that adults view black girls as more adult-like and less innocent than white girls, Georgetown Law’s Center on Poverty and Inequality released a […]

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Shooting death of homeless man spurs Walgreens lawsuit

May 16 News4usonline 0

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – During a May 7 morning press conference in Los Angeles, California, attorneys representing the family of Jonathan Hart announced a wrongful death civil rights lawsuit had been filed in Los Angeles […]

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Hate in America: Silenced By Fear

April 17 News21 0

By Brendan Campbell, Angel Mendoza and Tessa Diestel | News21 EUGENE, Oregon — Sergio Reyes and two other Mexican immigrants were busy landscaping at their worksite in early 2018 when they were accosted by a […]

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Hate in America: When faith meets hate

March 18 News21 0

By Allie Bice, Abby Bitterman, and Ashley Mackey | News21 NEW YORK — “If you attack one of us, you attack all of us.” Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the New York-based Union for Reform […]

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Hate in America: A Violent Legacy

February 2 News21 Comments Off on Hate in America: A Violent Legacy

By Lillianna Byington, Brittany Brown and Andrew Capps | News21 JASPER, Texas — Former Texas prosecutor Guy James Gray keeps a 20-year-old CD in his desk that documents with graphic photos one of the most […]

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The gun has replaced the rope

September 26 Dennis J. Freeman Comments Off on The gun has replaced the rope

At one time black people used to be scared of the rope. Now they’re terrorized by the gun. The gun has now replaced the rope. Terror used to come in the form of lynch mobs. […]