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The judge in the case objected to a shirt worn by one of the defense attorneys which contained images of Civil Rights Movement leaders.

Jackson’s rebuke of the Reagan administration offers a clear framework for challenging political extremism and economic exploitation today. 

Rev. Jesse Jackson has spent the last six decades advocating for equal rights and economic justice for low-income Black communities. 

The question sitting under everything right now is: Does NABJ actually understand how to operate under authoritarian pressure?

The African American community has been shaped by visionaries whose courage, intellect, and resilience changed the course of history. From the fight against slavery and segregation to advancements in education, science, politics, and the arts, Black leaders have consistently transformed adversity into progress. These figures were not only influential in their own time, but laid […]

Besides Don Lemon, federal agents arrested Trahern Jeen Crews, Georgia Fort — who went live on Facebook — and Jamael Lydell Lundy.

This moment cannot be separated from a broader political climate in which Black people who dare to use their voices are increasingly targeted, censored, and criminalized for telling the truth.

Georgia Fort and Don Lemon, two independent Black journalists, were arrested for covering an anti-ICE protest in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Lede Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the DOJ will conduct a civil rights investigation in the death of Alex Pretti.

A nationwide “economic blackout” is being staged on Friday, as more state officials take action to end ICE cooperation and hold agents accountable.

The Trump admin wants to reset the standards by which we judge our very reality by rolling back civil rights protections and enforcement.