By Renee Lewis / Al Jazeera America / Feb. 4, 2016 Black Lives Matter activist DeRay McKesson has announced that … More
Tag: civil rights
US rabbis speak out against Dominican Republic’s citizenship law
By Renee Lewis / Al Jazeera America / Jan. 28, 2016 The Dominican Republic’s treatment of people of Haitian descent … More
Chicago mayor creates police task force, fails to hush critics on shooting
By Renee Lewis / Al Jazeera America / Dec. 1, 2015 Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Tuesday announced the creation … More
Mizzou protests show BLM movement continues to grow
By Renee Lewis / Al Jazeera America / Nov. 11, 2015 Student protests at the University of Missouri demonstrate that … More
Focus on KKK ignores more powerful hate groups
By Renee Lewis / Al Jazeera America / Nov. 6, 2015 The hacktivist group Anonymous on Thursday released of a list of … More
Parents say violent arrest of South Carolina girl reflects broader bias
By Renee Lewis / Al Jazeera America / Oct. 27, 2015 Racial tensions have long simmered in the Columbia, South Carolina, … More
After fatal St. Louis shooting, activists slam ‘aggressive’ police tactics
By Renee Lewis / Al Jazeera America / Aug. 20, 2015 After a night of protests Wednesday sparked by the killing of … More
African-American rights activists endorse boycott of Israel
By Renee Lewis / Al Jazeera America / Aug. 19, 2015 Young African-Americans facing heavily armed police in the streets … More
Obama urges lawmakers to drop voter ID laws, strengthen protections
By Renee Lewis / Al Jazeera America / Aug. 6, 2015 President Barack Obama marked the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act on … More
Protesters demand answers in Sandra Bland’s death in Texas jail
By Renee Lewis / Al Jazeera America / July 17, 2015 More than 100 people staged a protest Friday outside … More