Civil Rights & Social Justice

No charges will be filed against Indiana police officers after they killed Dante Kittrell who was going through a mental health emergency.  The post Dante Kittrell Shooting Death Ruled Justified, Black Man Killed By Police During Mental Health Crisis appeared first on NewsOne.

Derek Chauvin has been moved from a maximum-security Minnesota state prison to a medium-security federal prison in Arizona. The post Derek Chauvin Moved From Maximum Security Prison Because ‘It’s Dangerous To Be An Officer’ Behind Bars, Prosecutor Says appeared first on NewsOne.

The Flint Police Department in Michigan is defending two Black officers' violent arrest of a handcuffed white woman. The post Flint Police Department Defends Black Cops Shown On Video Tasering Handcuffed White Woman appeared first on NewsOne.

Students at Denver South High School were shown a video instructing them not to call the police to report a racist hate crime. The post Don’t Call The Cops! Denver School Shows Students Video Advising Against Reporting Racist Hate Crimes appeared first on NewsOne.

Pastor Michael Jennings of Childersburg, Alabama, was arrested while watering his neighbor's flowers in a viral video. Now he plans to sue. The post Black Pastor To Sue Alabama Cops Who Arrested Him In Viral Video For Watering Neighbor’s Flowers appeared first on NewsOne.

Many Black borrowers owe more than $10,000. On average, Black borrowers owe $52,000 in student loan debt. The post President Biden Expected To Announce $10k Student Debt Relief, But NAACP Says It’s Not Enough appeared first on NewsOne.

Georgia prosecutors determined Atlanta police officers Garrett Rolfe and Devin Brosnan "committed no crime" when Rayshard Brooks was shot to death in the back. The post ‘No Crime’: Prosecutors Clear Atlanta Cop Who Shot Rayshard Brooks In The Back appeared first on NewsOne.

Firefighter Jerrod Jones says his captain forced him to attend a racist party that mocked Juneteenth. But that's not even the half of it. The post An Alleged Racist Juneteenth Party With A Trump Shine Is Giving Big ‘Get Out’ Vibes: Here’s What We Know appeared first on NewsOne.

Several Republican-led states are facing similar challenges from the Department of Justice. The post Florida Republicans Intentionally Discriminated Against Black Voters With Restrictive Election Laws, DOJ Rules appeared first on NewsOne.

Mississippi Highway Patrol Officer Hayden Falvey was cleared of all wrongdoing after a video showed the brutal arrest of Eugene Lewis, a Black driver. The post Mississippi Cop Cleared Of All Wrongdoing After Video Showed Brutal Arrest Of Handcuffed Black Driver appeared first on NewsOne.

According to civil rights attorney Jill Collen Jefferson leaked audio of former Lexington Police Chief Sam Dobbins is the tip of the iceberg. The post ‘Jim Crow Never Left’: Black Residents Sue Mississippi Police Department For Civil Rights Violations appeared first on NewsOne.

Michael James resigned from O.J. Semmes Elementary School after a staffer allegedly removed images of Black heroes from his classroom. The post Florida Teacher Resigns After Accusing School Of Removing Posters Of Black Heroes appeared first on NewsOne.