Civil Rights & Social Justice

A lawsuit accuses Navy Federal Credit Union of racially discriminating against Black women after it rejected more than half of the Black mortgage applicants and approved less qualified white applicants. The post Navy Federal Credit Union Sued On Behalf Of Black Women Denied Home Loans Amid Racist Mortgage Scandal appeared first on NewsOne.

On Dec. 20, 1986, racist white teens attacked three Black men, killing one in the Howard Beach section of New York City's Queens borough. The post 37 Years Later, Recalling The Howard Beach Attack And The Racist Teens Who Targeted Black Men appeared first on NewsOne.

An Alabama police officer with the Reform Police Department is on administrative leave after video showed her tasing a handcuffed Black man for no discerning reason outside of her fragile blue ego getting bruised. The post Viral Video Shows Alabama Cop Tase Handcuffed Black Man Who Was Complying: ‘You Want It Again?’ appeared first on NewsOne.

Brittany Watts is charged with abuse of a corpse that was a non-viable fetus she allegedly tried to flush and then plunge out of a toilet after she miscarried at 22 weeks. The post Justice For Brittany Watts: Black Woman Charged For Allegedly Disposing Of Fetus After Miscarriage appeared first on NewsOne.

Fred Hampton was only 21 years old when he was killed on Dec. 4, 1969, but his political, social and revolutionary legacy stands the test of time through these following quotes. The post 15 Of Fred Hampton’s Most Political And Revolutionary Quotes appeared first on NewsOne.

On Dec. 4, 1969, Fred Hampton—21-year-old chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party (BPP)—was murdered by Chicago police. The post Remembering The Politics Of Fred Hampton’s Assassination By Chicago Police appeared first on NewsOne.

Attorneys signaled their intent to sue a Camden County, Georgia police officer who shot and killed unarmed Black man Leonard Cure during a traffic stop. The post Lawsuit To Target ‘Extremely Aggressive’ Georgia Cop Who Killed Leonard Cure, Exonerated And Unarmed Black Man appeared first on NewsOne.

Students at a Kansas high school staged a walkout after a viral video showed a Black student being attacked by a white student. The post Students At Kansas High School Stage Walkout After Viral Video Shows Black Teen Suffer Racist Attack appeared first on NewsOne.

A series of "Karen" videos showing women weaponizing their whiteness against Black people underscore why racial profiling stories still matter so much. The post 3 ‘Karens’ And A ‘Karen’ Cop: These Viral Videos Show Why Racial Profiling Reports Still Matter appeared first on NewsOne.

Livestream Dexter Wade's funeral, the Black man secretly killed and buried by officials in Hinds County, Mississippi. Here's how to watch online. The post Watch Dexter Wade’s Funeral: Livestream Service For Black Man Secretly Buried After Mississippi Cop Killed Him appeared first on NewsOne.

Hundreds of Black churches in Florida are teaching their congregations what many schools in the state won't teach students: Black history. The post Black Churches In Florida Are Teaching Non-Whitewashed Black History Since The State Won’t appeared first on NewsOne.

The U.S. Department of Justice launched a civil pattern or practice investigation into Trenton, New Jersey, and its police department. You can’t reform this, but Kristen Clarke is trying. The post DOJ Investigating Possible ‘Systemic’ Civil Rights Violations By NJ Cops And Mostly Black City They Serve appeared first on NewsOne.