Social Justice

The justices refused to disturb an appeals court order that made it possible for the girl to continue playing on her school’s track and cross-country teams.

Satellite communications are evolving quickly, proving to be a potential gateway to connect communities that remain offline.

The lawsuit reiterated claims that Dewey has longstanding “policies, customs, and practices” that condone excessive force by its officers.

He died in St. Kitts of aspiration pneumonia. He was known for his advocacy against South African apartheid and for Haitian democracy.

For almost 10 years, the People’s Paper Co-op has used art to help women get out of jail, and to get people’s criminal records expunged.

More than two years after a flood devastated low-lying Eastwick, a community organization is distributing funding for lingering repairs.

A newly released video shows that Virginia mental hospital workers and sheriff's deputies pinned Irvo Otieno to the ground until he was motionless and limp.

The city's agreement with the group of 20 activists and residents also includes a half-million award to the Bread & Roses Community Fund.

The Freedom Seder, conceived 54 years ago, ties Jewish religious teaching with social activism.

With guns drawn, police are seen negotiating with Seabrooks. At times the 31-year-old Black man can be heard both complying and threatening to harm himself and officers.

The ACLU of Pennsylvania has a new policy paper about the history of the practice.

Indigenous leaders and activists have mixed feelings about land acknowledgments.

Because the case has prompted death threats and protests, Trump-appointed U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk said “less advertisement of this hearing is better.”

Tuesday is Equal Pay Day: March 14th represents how far into the year women have had to work to catch up to what their male colleagues earned the previous year.

Community members in Paterson have called for police to suspend the involved officers without pay, effective immediately.