Police board finds the officers exaggerated threat posed by the black teen to justify his shooting by a white officer. Laquan McDonald was shot 16…
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Florida has the highest number of people who have been disenfranchised because of their criminal records, say campaigners. Voting rights activists in the US state…
The night in Los Angeles belonged to icons in the black community, including the late rapper Nipsey Hussle. John Legend performs during a tribute to…
Ava DuVernay’s Netflix miniseries pulls back the layers of a corrupt, barbaric system that devalues Black and Brown lives. Ava DuVernay’s new four-part series When They…
From Harry Potter to the Hunger Games, the worlds of fantasy in fiction and film are mostly White. This limitation is more influential than we…
Rap verses are frequently brought in as “proof” in U.S. courts, with artists confronting discipline for their public portrayal and choice of lyrics. In the…
Why would someone confess to a crime they did not commit? We look at six cases of coerced confessions in the US. Why would someone…
In one of the United States’s deadliest cities, a group is attempting to curb gun crime by working with community. Thanks to a group that’s…
Earlier this week, the New York City Commission on Human Rights instituted a law that bans discrimination by employers, schools and other public places, based…
Relatives of Laquan McDonald, killed in 2014, call ruling step backwards for black community’s fight for justice. Reverend Marvin Hunter: ‘To say that these men…
The video showed a 23-year-old mother from Brooklyn being arrested while clinging to her baby. The New York Police Department (NYPD) has dropped charges against…
To tackle problem of homelessness in school system, additional fund of $40m is being provided. New York is trying to tackle the problem of homelessness…
Civil rights groups say 340,000 voters in Georgia are ‘wrongfully purged’ – most of them minorities. Civil rights groups fear millions of Americans are being…
A black church in Birmingham was bombed 55 years ago, killing four children and triggering violence around the US. An exhibition in the United States…
Civil rights and education advocacy groups call for removal of officers from schools despite risk of shootings. A study by civil rights and education advocacy…
In 1991, Anita Hill accused Clarence Thomas of sexually harassing her and was vilified for her testimony. How might Christine Blasey Ford fare against Brett…
The Congressional Black Caucus is holding its annual conference in Washington, DC, as it faces questions about its role from grassroots candidates who claim it…
US president’s comments on Omarosa Manigault Newman come in response to the former aide’s tell-all book. US President Donald Trump has called a former White…
The tactic, which sees trucks filled with valuable goods and left unattended, has been criticized for both creating the crimes it catches and for its…
Other rare historic African-American artefacts up for auction include Jackson 5’s original recording contract, and several chapters of original typed manuscript for Malcolm X’s biography.…