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One of the reasons that the United States has such a disproportionately high prison population is that a lot of people just can’t afford to avoid jail once they are accused of a crime. Although it’s law in most states that judges should set bond that defendants can actually afford, this isn’t often the case. Cook […]

“Nothing exists in a vacuum” is a trite old aphorism used to explain how all actions have consequences. It is founded on a basic principle in physics that states that space without matter, by definition, contains nothing. The saying highlights the reality that any actions occurring outside of vacuums create ripple effects because matter connects […]

South Carolina State Representative Chris Corley has been a vocal supporter of both the Confederate flag and the Second Amendment, even after Dylann Roof killed nine people in a South Carolina church.  It surely made him popular with a portion of the state’s citizens who feel the same. Corley was arrested Monday after a domestic […]

Earlier this year, seven armed citizens took over a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon and caused a standoff with authorities that lasted for more than a month as part of their anti-government, pro-militia agenda. Now, they’ve all been acquitted for that crime. Ammon and Ryan Bundy and three of their accomplices were found not guilty […]

Bill Clinton turnt all the way up at a recent Philadelphia pep rally for his wife and presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton. He might have just lost the Black vote for her too. The aspiring First Husband got so excited that, when he was interrupted by protesters, he responded by criticizing the very people Ms. Clinton […]

We live in a world where people misunderstand the meaning behind the phrase “Black Lives Matter” and often take it as a personal attack. Their immediate response is often “All Lives Matter,” which is meant to take the focus off of the black lives being lost on a regular basis. Well, Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO and […]

The Daily Show correspondent Jessica Williams addressed the controversy surrounding Beyoncé’s performance of her new song, “Formation,” during the Superbowl Halftime show on Sunday.

In a recent interview, Azealia Banks discussed her use of gay slurs. Banks, who is bisexual, doesn’t believe that she can be homophobic. “I definitely think a lot of the time with the ‘white gay media’ – especially with female artists – in order for you to seem successful or seem feminine you have to […]

  Charlene Carruthers, national director for BYP100, joined other activists on a trip to Palestine and Israel. Organized by the Dream Defenders, the trip also included representatives from Black Lives Matter, Ferguson/Hands Up United and Justice League NYC as well as journalist Marc Lamont Hill, poet Aja Monet, and USC student Maytha Alhassen.

    Loretta Lynch, the White House’s leading nominee set to replace U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, is seen as a strong civil rights defender. 

  Kai El’ Zabar made history by becoming the first female executive director of the Chicago Defender. 

  The Florida-based activist group Dream Defenders has launched a bulletproof vest campaign for children in protest of Stand Your Ground legislation in the state. The group, which formed shortly after the death of Trayvon Martin, has taken on causes largely related to gun violence.