Civil Rights & Social Justice

ICE agents showed up to the university-owned apartment where Ellie Aghayeva lives and said they were NYPD officers looking for a missing child.

The judge in the case objected to a shirt worn by one of the defense attorneys which contained images of Civil Rights Movement leaders.

Nolan Williams Jr. Celebrates Black Heritage with Stirring Musical Tribute

Jackson’s rebuke of the Reagan administration offers a clear framework for challenging political extremism and economic exploitation today. 

Rev. Jesse Jackson has spent the last six decades advocating for equal rights and economic justice for low-income Black communities. 

Black History Month transformed America by restoring hidden histories, shaping education, and empowering Black communities.

The question sitting under everything right now is: Does NABJ actually understand how to operate under authoritarian pressure?

Black History Month's purpose of education and remembrance is threatened by commercialization and performative gestures, requiring commitment beyond February.

Pioneering Black leaders transformed society through education, activism, and resilience, laying a foundation for progress.

Besides Don Lemon, federal agents arrested Trahern Jeen Crews, Georgia Fort — who went live on Facebook — and Jamael Lydell Lundy.

This moment cannot be separated from a broader political climate in which Black people who dare to use their voices are increasingly targeted, censored, and criminalized for telling the truth.

Georgia Fort and Don Lemon, two independent Black journalists, were arrested for covering an anti-ICE protest in St. Paul, Minnesota.