Civil Rights & Social Justice

When Claudette Colvin left this world on January 13th, with her went a library, a recipe box, and a curriculum we still don't understand how to follow.

Dr. King’s dream was not an invitation to complacency; it was a call to arms of the spirit. A call to organize, to resist, to transform.

Few ever grapple with the true crux of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s work and the clarion call he and others had for jobs and justice.

Black people across the globe have long fought for reparations to provide justice to African descendants still reeling from the brutal legacy of slavery and systemic racism.

For thousands of children exposed to toxic water, the real damage is invisible, slow, generational, and no check will erase it.

Economic boycotts remain a core part of the people's response to unchecked corporate power. 

Today marks the 70th anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, one of the greatest examples of collective resistance in recent history.

The federal government could take 37% of the interest on the settlement fund due to the trust classification. 

Alan Schmidt filed a federal lawsuit against the Rankin County Sheriff's Office and "Goon Squad" deputies, accusing them of torture.

Rosa Parks’ brave refusal to give up her seat on Dec. 1, 1955, sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott and changed history.

Rev. Jesse Jackson, minister, civil rights leader, and two-time presidential candidate, profoundly shaped America’s dialogue on race, poverty, and equality.

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