Martin Luther King Jr.’s Family Marches in D.C. for Voting Rights Bill
Next Gen News Team Members of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s family demanded Monday that the Senate scrap the filibuster and pass voting rights legislation as they led a D.C. march on the…
Social Justice
LGBTQ Activists Lose 8-Year Court Battle Over Bakery’s Refusal to Provide Pro-Gay Marriage Cake
The European Court of Human Rights said on Thursday it will not hear a high-profile discrimination case involving pro-gay-marriage cakes and cartoon characters. The court ruled it does not find…
‘Racist’ Law Prof Makes Disturbing Claim U.S. Is ‘Better Off With Fewer Asians’
A controversial law professor at the University of Pennsylvania is taking heat—yet again—for her racist comments. This time, Amy Wax was called out for being xenophobic in a recent interview…
The Over 46 Million ‘Missing Females’ in India Over the Last 50 Years
India’s tragic “missing female” problem is only getting worse. An estimated 46 million fetuses and counting have been aborted in the country over the last 50 years — all because…
Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Anti-Apartheid Activist, Dies at 90
Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday.…
Catholic Diocese Says Gay and Trans People can’t be Baptized or Receive Communion
A Catholic diocese in Michigan has been thrust into the national spotlight after a prominent priest and author shared its guidance on transgender members and those in same-sex relationships on…
New Trial for Black Man Whose Jury Deliberated in Room with Confederate Flag
A Black man’s criminal conviction was overturned in Tennessee after an appeals court said the jury, which deliberated in a room adorned with a Confederate flag and a portrait of…
Whole Foods Sued by US for Banning Employees from Wearing Black Lives Matter Attire
The National Labor Relations Board alleged that Whole Foods Market illegally banned employees from wearing “Black Lives Matter” apparel on the job. In a complaint issued by the NLRB’s San…
Sotomayor Says Court Wouldn’t ‘Survive Stench’ if Mississippi Abortion Ban is Upheld
Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Wednesday suggested the Supreme Court would not “survive the stench” if the court were to uphold Mississippi’s controversial 15-week abortion ban. Sotomayor, while grilling the attorney…
Daughter of Malcolm X Found Dead in Brooklyn
Ms. Shabazz was found in her living room by her daughter on Monday. The police do not suspect foul play. Malikah Shabazz, one of the youngest daughters of Malcolm X…