Civil Rights & Social Justice
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Politics and sports have always danced around each other, even when folks swear they shouldn’t be in the same room. The truth is that whenever athletes step on a court, field, or track, they carry their identities, their communities, and the world’s tensions right along with them. For many fans, sports serve as an escape, […]
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Rev. Jesse Jackson, minister, civil rights leader, and two-time presidential candidate, profoundly shaped America’s dialogue on race, poverty, and equality.
Senate Bill 12 bans DEI programs in Texas public schools, as well as after-school clubs centered around sexuality, such as the Gay-Straight Alliance.
In this op-ed, Lawrence Ross discusses the political imprisonment of Texas State Rep. Nicole Collier and the need to be brave enough to resist fascism.
Rep. Nicole Collier was among the state Democrats who left the state earlier this month to stall the Texas redistricting effort.
She made it her mission to accurately document the terrorism of lynching in America.
The Supreme Court has called citizenship a fundamental right. Chief Justice Earl Warren in 1958 described it as the “right to have rights.”
Xavier Davis is suing Jefferson Lines after a white bus driver made Black men sit in the back of the bus headed to Minnesota.
Spanning over two centuries—from the 1800s through the 2000s—the EJI’s "A History of Racial Injustice" calendar is a tool designed to shed light on critical but often overlooked moments in American history.
Sonya Messing was a mother and a loving person who has left behind a hole in the hearts of family, friends, and the people in her community.
In this commentary, Dominique Morgan discusses the SCOTUS ruling in Mahmoud v. Taylor and how it erases the history and contributions of LGBTQ+ people.
In this op-ed, Preston Mitchum discusses how the SCOTUS ruling in 'Mahmoud v. Taylor' further erases and dehumanizes the queer and trans people.
