Tag: social justice
Statue of Liberty Climber Covers Face in...
NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who climbed the base of the Statue of Liberty last July 4 to protest the separation of families at the...
Federal Lawsuit: The Poor Shouldn’t Lose Licenses...
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Because he can't pay $228 in traffic fines, Seti Johnson faces revocation of his North Carolina's driver's license, which means...
Why are Millennials Leaving the Black Church?
The Black church has long stood at the center of Black communities as a place of worship and social advocacy. The civil rights moment...
Black Lives Matter to Join Forces with...
The Black Lives Matter movement is looking to tackle yet another social justice issue: fair, livable wages.
A band of Black Lives Matter groups and...
Usher Discusses Police Brutality and Using His...
R&B singer Usher held a discussion Tuesday on social injustice and Black artist activism at Georgia State University. During the talk, sponsored by music...
Celebrities, Politicians React to #AssaultAtSpringValleyHigh
Since the tragic shooting of Ferguson, Missouri teen Michael Brown, Black celebrities have become vocal about police brutality and over-policing in Black and Brown...
‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Star Jesse Williams Says Black...
Jesse Williams might have been named People magazine’s sexy man of the week and have a starring role as a handsome doctor on Grey’s...
Climate Change: Artists and Activists Challenge the...
A group of artists and activists have been taking the discussion of climate change and pollution in communities of color on the road. While...