Civil Rights & Social Justice

Trevon Morgan was acquitted in San Francisco after being charged with attempted robbery of a man who called him racial slurs. The post Not Guilty! Black Man Acquitted After ‘Karen’ Falsely Accused Him Of Robbery appeared first on NewsOne.

The family of a Deacon Johnny Hollman Sr. will sue Atlanta and the former cop who tased him to death, lawyers said. The post RIP Johnny Hollman: Family Suing Atlanta, Ex-Cop In Taser Death Of Black Deacon After Minor Car Accident appeared first on NewsOne.

The DOJ moved to ease the federal consent decree against the Baltimore Police Department stemming from the in-custody death of Freddie Gray. The post Baltimore Police Has Been Fulfilling Federal Consent Decree Following Freddie Gray’s Death, DOJ Says appeared first on NewsOne.

AMC Theatres has some explaining to do. The post AMC Movie Theater Chain That Kicked Out Rev. William Barber Has Been Accused Of Discrimination Before appeared first on NewsOne.

Navy Federal Credit Union rejected more than half of Black people seeking home loans and approved less qualified white applicants. The post Navy Federal Credit Union Sued On Behalf Of Black Women Denied Home Loans Amid Racist Mortgage Scandal appeared first on NewsOne.

Rudy Giuliani could owe Ruby Freeman and Wandrea Arshaye “Shaye” Moss up to $43 million for his election lies and defamation. The post Rudy Giuliani Could Owe Ruby Freeman And Her Daughter Up To $43 Million For Election Lies appeared first on NewsOne.

A former plantation in Texas removed books on slavery at the request of an "amateur historian" who was upset with the factually based literature. The post Slavery Books Removed From Ex-Plantation In Texas After White ‘Amateur Historian’ Michelle Haas Complained appeared first on NewsOne.

The family of Jawan Dallas, an unarmed Black man who lawyers say was tased to death by police in Mobile, Alabama, is filed a federal lawsuit. The post RIP Jawan Dallas: Family Sues After Unarmed Black Man Tased ‘Until He Died’ By Alabama Cops appeared first on NewsOne.

An Alabama police officer with the Reform Police Department is on administrative leave after video showed her tasing a handcuffed Black man for no discerning reason outside of her fragile blue ego getting bruised. The post Viral Video Shows Alabama Cop Tase Handcuffed Black Man Who Was Complying: ‘You Want It Again?’ appeared first on NewsOne.

A new Jacksonville shooting lawsuit accuses Dollar General and the white supremacist shooter's parents of negligence that enabled the racist violence. The post Jacksonville Shooting Victims’ Families Sue Dollar General, Racist Shooter’s Parents appeared first on NewsOne.

Attorneys signaled their intent to sue a Camden County, Georgia police officer who shot and killed unarmed Black man Leonard Cure during a traffic stop. The post Lawsuit To Target ‘Extremely Aggressive’ Georgia Cop Who Killed Leonard Cure, Exonerated And Unarmed Black Man appeared first on NewsOne.

Mississippi's capital city is finally addressing how it buries people without notifying their family. The post After Secretly Burying Dexter Wade, Jackson, Mississippi, Finally Adds Next-Of-Kin Notification Policy appeared first on NewsOne.