IPS expert says she’s “sickened and saddened” by a Texas judge’s discriminatory ruling against Obama directive to recognize civil rights of transgender students in U.S public schools.
Black people are twice as likely to be pulled over as whites — and three times more likely to experience the use of force afterward.
One mother’s fight to shut down a private juvenile corrections facility in Louisiana known for its brutality and big profits.
This pilot project aims to educate, train, and hire talented immigrant women for green jobs in Maryland.
From Orlando to Washington, a culture of fear and bigotry is taking hold of this country. We can stop it together.
While society catches up with science, we need legal protections to stop discrimination and violence against people who identify as transgender.
A movement of family members is developing around the country that aims to challenge both the conditions in which their loved ones are held and the fact of mass incarceration itself.
Black girls are the fastest-growing segment of the juvenile justice system — a trend worsened by the presence of cops in classrooms.
There’s only one way to make sure no more young girls are body-slammed by uniformed officers.
Black women are underrepresented in the leadership posts of America’s unions. Petee Talley, the No. 2 figure at the AFL-CIO Ohio, is looking to change that.
The U.S. military apparently thinks Muslim women’s clothing choices — rather than, say, drone strikes — are a driver of terrorism.
This UN presence marks another important step forward to obtaining true independent oversight and justice for many who have lost their families to anti-Black police terrorism.
“The crosshairs trained on our children are now turned on us when we stand up to call out injustice in our criminal justice system.”
The persistent pay gap between men and women is a key driver of economic inequality today.
On Black Women’s Pay Equity Day, experts weigh in on stemming the tide of income inequality for African-American women.