Civil Rights & Social Justice

Nolan Williams Jr. Celebrates Black Heritage with Stirring Musical Tribute

Welcome back to the next chapter of BOSSIP’s Black History Hidden Gems, our weekly Black History Month series dedicated to uncovering overlooked Black figures, moments, and milestones. This series spotlights stories that history nearly erased, but legacy refused to forget. Recognizing Black achievement during Black History Month is not only about honoring triumph, but about reclaiming narratives […] The post BOSSIP’s Black History Hidden Gems: Piano Prodigy Hazel Scott Was The First Black TV Star & Blacklisted For Battling Racism Decades Before Civil Rights appeared first on Bossip.

Pioneering Black leaders transformed society through education, activism, and resilience, laying a foundation for progress.

Video posted to Facebook shows multiple ICE agents tackling a man and dragging him to the ground, beating and subsequently shooting him.

When Claudette Colvin left this world on January 13th, with her went a library, a recipe box, and a curriculum we still don't understand how to follow.

Dr. King’s dream was not an invitation to complacency; it was a call to arms of the spirit. A call to organize, to resist, to transform.

Few ever grapple with the true crux of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s work and the clarion call he and others had for jobs and justice.

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, […]

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.