Civil Rights & Social Justice

PREA is a federal law that mandates safety, dignity, and accountability for incarcerated people, but its enforcement is being quietly rolled back.

On Dec. 16, a statue honoring Barbara Rose Johns—a Black teenager whose courage reshaped American education—was unveiled in the U.S. Capitol. In 1951, Johns led a student walkout at her segregated Virginia high school, a bold act that helped dismantle school segregation nationwide. The unveiling marked a powerful shift in historical memory: her statue replaced […]

ICE is already targeting the Somali community in Minnesota indiscriminately as part of the Trump administration's crackdown.

Viola Fletcher fought for justice for the Tulsa Race Massacre up until her death on Nov. 24. Here's why she is an icon.

Today marks what would have been George Floyds 52nd birthday. Read more about his legacy and how his life sparked a global movement.

Dream Defenders’ upcoming Class Ruins Everything Around Me campaign is naming names and building the power to radically create a more just and equitable world.

Maurice Hastings, a California man who spent 38 years behind bars for a murder he didn’t commit, has just been awarded $25 million—the largest wrongful conviction settlement in state history. Hastings was framed by police officers and a DA investigator back in 1983. DNA evidence finally cleared his name in 2022, leading to his release […]

Dr. Cornel West sat down with iONE Digital VP of Content Kirsten West Savali for a one-on-one conversation about the urgency of fighting back against fascism.

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.

As an Indigenous scholar who studies history, I know that countries have used starvation to conquer Indigenous peoples and acquire their land.

After sunset, Black people had to be out of these hostile sundown towns. It was a matter of life and death in some instances.

NewsOne sat down with BLIS Collective co-founder Trevor Smith to discuss how his powerful action hub is advancing the fight for reparations in New York City.