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.

As the holiday quickly approaches, tap in to some ways that you can make a difference, whether big or small, to honor a legend's dream.

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.

On Dec. 16, a statue honoring Barbara Rose Johns—a Black teenager whose courage reshaped American education—was unveiled in the U.S. Capitol. In 1951, Johns led a student walkout at her segregated Virginia high school, a bold act that helped dismantle school segregation nationwide. The unveiling marked a powerful shift in historical memory: her statue replaced […]

ICE is already targeting the Somali community in Minnesota indiscriminately as part of the Trump administration's crackdown.

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

Viola Fletcher fought for justice for the Tulsa Race Massacre up until her death on Nov. 24. Here's why she is an icon.

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

Dream Defenders’ upcoming Class Ruins Everything Around Me campaign is naming names and building the power to radically create a more just and equitable world.

In this op-ed, Lawrence Ross discusses the political imprisonment of Texas State Rep. Nicole Collier and the need to be brave enough to resist fascism.

After sunset, Black people had to be out of these hostile sundown towns. It was a matter of life and death in some instances.

In this op-ed, Preston Mitchum discusses how the SCOTUS ruling in Mahmoud v Taylor further erases and dehumanizes the queer and trans people.