Apparently, in the eyes of Kentucky state law, Black lives do not matter. That’s what many…
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.
When police stop Black men, the effects reach into their homes and families
Black men are stopped by police in disproportionate numbers. Ira L. Black/Corbis via Getty Images Deadric…
With Harris pick, Biden reaches out to young Black Americans
Will young, Black Americans turn out to vote in November? Stephen Maturen/Getty Images Sam Fulwood III,…
Smartphone witnessing becomes synonymous with Black patriotism after George Floyd’s death
Protesters against racist police violence encounter police in Washington, D.C., on May 31. Mandel Ngan/AFP via…
How racism in US health system hinders care and costs lives of African Americans
Mortality rates for COVID-19 are two to three times higher for African Americans than whites. Getty…
Alliance for Justice condemns rampant police brutality
“Our nation is facing a great reckoning. The tragic murder of George Floyd last week was…
Black Americans, crucial workers in crises, emerge worse off – not better
A group of sharecroppers, evicted from their land in the Great Depression, stand beside a Missouri…
Black Lives Matter Los Angeles pushes for justice in George Floyd protests
Editor’s Note: Black Lives Matter Los Angeles has held several protests and rallies around Southern California…
For many Blacks and Latinos in L.A., neighborhood conditions make safer-at-home orders harder
More than 2 in 5 Blacks and Latinos in Los Angeles County face high burdens from…
‘Everybody is a first responder’ in disasters
By Jake Goodrick, Brigette Waltermire, Natalie Anderson and Christian Gravius CARSON, Calif. – With natural disasters…
Mississippi: Home of plantation living for black families
New Orleans, LA — Dr. Antoinette Harrell, known as the “Slavery Detective of the South,” is…
Colin Kaepernick’s social clash against the NFL
Rumor has it that this workout or tryout for Colin Kaepernick was solely determined by the…
L.A. District Attorney Jackie Lacey failed the victims of Ed Buck
By Jasmyne A. Cannick and Nana Gyamfi, Esq. Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey’s failure to…
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…