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Civil Rights & Social Justice

Sybil Wilkes covers federal investigations, a civil rights tribute, and more impactful stories shaping our world.

The autopsy report of Nolan Wells' death has been completed, but it will be withheld until a grand jury can review it.

Sandy Brondello’s apology to WNBA star Angel Reese was supposed to end the controversy. She said she was sorry multiple times, right?

A Black employee at Southwest Airlines went viral for telling a family, "Maybe we should call ICE on you," because "you don't act like a citizen."

On Sunday, Tom Homan was questioned by reporters about the killing of Mexican immigrant Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston earlier this month.

Sybil Wilkes' daily roundup covers rising tensions, voting rights, food safety, and honoring civil rights legend Rachel Robinson.

A mother fights for justice, the Justice Department faces scrutiny, and a baseball star aims to inspire Black youth.

On what would have been Assata Shakur’s 79th birthday, the Assata Shakur Memorial Committee launches a new digital archive to honor the legendary freedom fighter.

New law bans big firms from buying more single-family homes, aiming to help families access housing market.

On June 14, a Senatobia Police officer fatally shot one-year-old Kohen Wiley after responding to a shoplifting call at a local Walmart. 

Maine Gov. Janet Mills announced via social media that she had been briefed on a situation in which a federal agent fatally shot a man in his 20s.

A year ago this week, 18-year-old Saniyah Cheatham was found hanged in a New York jail cell under similarly dubious circumstances.