The police shooting of an unarmed black teenager sparked unrest and national debate about systemic racism. “We are sick of being teargassed, we are sick…
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On the fifth anniversary of Michael Brown’s death, his family and the town of Ferguson look to the past—and future—to bring about meaningful change. Michael…
Critics demand dismissal of officers involved in ‘racist’ incident saying Texas police chief’s apology was inadequate. An NAACP official says the police have an obligation…
Morrison, a seminal voice in African-American literature, had ‘a long, well-lived life’, her family says. Toni Morrison helped raise the United States’ multiculturalism to the…
Black Americans are underrepresented in conservation and outdoor retail careers. To change that, White employers need to apply their liberal values to the workplace. Angelou…
SOM Talk Live is more than just a talk show. The national podcast covers live events, hot topics and interviews intriguing guests. SOM Talk Live…
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…
Announcement of the vote comes as Trump doubles down on his remarks, insisting his tweets were not racist. US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on…
Marshae Jones was arrested for manslaughter after her foetus died when she was shot during a fight with another woman. This photo provided by Jefferson…
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…
It’s found more than 5,000 racist, sexist, and Islamophobic Facebook posts and comments by law enforcement. It’s a good day for a chokehold. This was…
Supreme Court tosses out Curtis Flowers’s conviction in sixth trial of 1996 murders, citing racial bias. Curtis Giovanni Flowers, left, listens to testimony in his…
Officers threatened to shoot the black parents over allegations their four-year-old child shoplifted a doll. Mayor Gallego wrote on Twitter that the incident made her…
The Hands Up Act could do something about it. Since the police killings of Botham Jean in Dallas and Emantic “E.J.” Bradford in Birmingham, Alabama,…
Geoff Smith: Low-income areas are losing affordable housing due to decades of economic disinvestment and discrimination. Newly sworn-in Mayor of Chicago Lori Lightfoot ran on…
Police in Texas investigating whether the murders of two black transgender women are connected. At least five black transgender women have been killed in the…
Muhlaysia Booker found dead in Texas on Saturday, about a month after she was assaulted in an attack caught on video. Muhlaysia Booker is the…
Eric Garner, a black man, died nearly five years ago after police placed him a fatal chokehold. Protesters rally and speak out on the one…
Bland, a black woman, was found hanging in her jail cell three days after her 2015 arrest for a minor traffic violation. A demonstrator holds…
The social media company also bans Paul Nehlen, Milo Yiannopoulos, Paul Joseph Watson and Laura Loomer. This combination of file photo shows Louis Farrakhan and…