Civil Rights & Social Justice
All pending death penalty cases in Alameda County, California were ordered reviewed after the revelation of a racist and antisemitic scandal that targeted Black and Jewish inmates. The post California Prosecutors Kept Black And Jewish People Off Of Death Row Juries, Cases Under Review, DA Says appeared first on NewsOne.
Two years ago, 37-year-old Tremar Harris was a pre-trial detainee in solitary confinement at the Appling County jail in Brunswick, Georgia. The post Lawsuit Filed Against Georgia Corrections Officer Shown On Video Wrapping Chain Around Black Inmates Neck appeared first on NewsOne.
“It never ends,” began Nsombi Lambright-Haynes during an exclusive discussion with NewsOne about Mississippi’s Goon Squad members, Brett McAlpin, who filed a notice of appeal this week despite having plead guilty to torturing two Black men, his attorney Aafram Sellers reported. The post Mississippi Goon Squad Cop Who Tortured Two Black Men Appeals His Sentence appeared first on NewsOne.
Rodreisha L. Russaw first heard about Jim Kennedy Jr.'s missing organs from a her colleague of hers at the coalition, Alabamians for Fair Justice last year. Kennedy had been killed while doing time in an Alabama prison. Officials notified the family of his death some four days after his death. That was bad. But not as bad as a call one of Kennedy's family members received from the funeral home. They wanted to know if the family was aware that all of their loved one's organs were missing. The post Is Alabama Killing Prisoners to Steal Their Organs? appeared first on NewsOne.
Harris-Stowe State University, an HBCU in St. Louis, discriminated against a white professor based on race and gender, a jury found. The post White HBCU Professor Wins Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Against Harris-Stowe State University appeared first on NewsOne.
Opal Lee, 97, is getting a new home on the same plot of land in Texas her family had been driven from by a white mob 85 years ago. The post Opal Lee, 97, To Finally Get New Home On Land That White Mob Drove Her Family From 85 Years Ago appeared first on NewsOne.
This year, attendees will meet in person and virtually to hear insightful discussions about the unique challenges confronting Black women and girls The post Her Dream Deferred: African American Policy Forum To Shed Light On Issues Impacting Black Women appeared first on NewsOne.
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas hired former Turning Point USA worker Crystal Clanton, an accused racist, to be his law clerk. The post Clarence Thomas Hires ‘Karen’ Accused Of Texting ‘I Hate Black People’ As His New Law Clerk appeared first on NewsOne.
Southwick Regional High School students in Massachusetts are accused of of creating a "slave auction" in a Snapchat group called "Black people are low class." The post High School Students Accused Of Creating Online ‘Slave Auction’ In ‘Black People Are Low Class’ Snapchat Group appeared first on NewsOne.
North Las Vegas Mayor Pamela Goynes-Brown announced the city is hosting a Black-owned business fair and white people are mad. The post White Folks Are Mad At Black-Owned Business Fair In North Las Vegas For Black History Month appeared first on NewsOne.
Tennessee Congressman Tim Burchett spread false rumors that a Black man named Denton Loudermill was arrested for the Kansas City shooting. The post Black Man Falsely ID’ed As ‘Illegal Immigrant’ At Kansas City Chiefs Parade Shooting Has Life Ruined By GOP Lies appeared first on NewsOne.
White conservatives are angry and just can't accept that the Black National Anthem "Lift Every Voice and Sing" is performed at the Super Bowl. The post Angry White Conservatives Just Can’t Accept The Black National Anthem Being Sung At The Super Bowl appeared first on NewsOne.