One theĀ reasons so many of the historical acts of violence againstĀ Black people in the United States go unanswered is due to statutes of limitations and other legal barriers to achieving equalĀ justice for these crimes. President Obama is addressing this problemĀ just asĀ he prepares to leave office in 2017.
Canada is taking steps to make their currency more representative by introducing the first woman to their notes. Viola Desmond, a Canadian civil rights icon, will be featured on the $10 note, taking the place ofĀ John A Macdonald, the country’s first prime minister. Macdonald will move to a higher currency when the change happens in […]
On Tuesday, the Ohio legislature passed the āheartbeatā bill which would prevent women from obtaining abortions at six weeks, or around the time a fetal heartbeat can be detected. Unfortunately, most women do not know that they are even pregnant around this time, making this bill a direct attack on Ohio womenās right to choose.
When Colin Kaepernick first let his passion for social justice become public, many critics wondered if he was just making a statement or if he’d actually try and improve the world he saw. He’s already proven that he’s willing to do the work, but he continues to do so in a variety of ways. During […]
Governor Terry McAuliffe is working to reinstate the voting rights of 13,000 formerly incarcerated people in Virginia in order to ensure that they are able to vote in the presidential election this November. The move is his second this year and is an important step towards ensuring that all people have the right to vote […]
By: Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Young people in America overwhelmingly support LGBT rights when it comes to policies on employment, health care and adoption, according to a new survey. The GenForward survey of Americans ages 18-30 found that support for those policies has increased over the past two years, especially among young whites. But […]
By: Fusion According to the GenForward survey, released today by the Black Youth Project at the University of Chicago and the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, young Americans are increasingly supportive of two major progressive causes: the Black Lives Matter movement and transgender people being able to use the bathroom of their gender identity.
In the next few weeks, the Supreme Court is poised to rule on the legality on Texas HB2, a bill which requires all abortions (both medical, or early terminations which utilize the abortion pill, and surgical) to be done in ambulatory surgical centers or for abortion doctors to have access to hospitals. These additional requirements […]
At this point, it seems like the only thing to ask Amandla Stenberg is āWhat else?ā Fox 2000 has won a bidding war for Angela Thomasā debut novel The Hate U Give with George Tillman Jr. coming to direct the film, and Amandla Stenberg to star in it.
Representatives of Black Lives Matter, Trust Black Women, and New Voices for Reproductive Justice came together publicly to speak on how fighting for the rights of black women needs to be accomplished on multiple fronts, according toĀ Colorlines.
On yesterday’sĀ Last Week Tonight,Ā John Oliver explained why the nearly 4.1 million Americans inĀ U.S. Virgin Islands,Ā Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Marianas do not have voting rights. Photo: Screenshot/Youtube
Nash was a major player in Freedom Summer and the Selma Voting Rights Movement. SheĀ spoke with NewsOne’s Roland Martin about her reasons for not participating in the Selma march held this week: “I refused to march because George Bush marched.Ā I think the Selma Movement was about nonviolence and peace and democracy and George Bush stands […]
