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Elliott Earl Williams' tragic death in an Oklahoma jail cell represents a damning indictment of the criminal justice system's treatment of not just Black men, but the mentally ill and U.S. veterans.
As the time has come again for us to honor those whose work in the fields of television, music, literature, film and social justice shone so brightly via the 48th Annual NAACP Image Awards, we’d like to take a moment to express our gratitude for those who made a tough year so much easier to survive.
26 people were arrested near Paris on Wednesday after denouncing the alleged violent rape of a 22-year-old Black man by local police.
In the fight to get Jeff Sessions confirmed as attorney general, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) pulled his very own race card, saying opposing Democrats were the party of the Ku Klux Klan
Sen. Kamala Harris gave a rousing, condemning speech against Sen. Jeff Sessions, who is nominated for U.S. Attorney General.
We know the pain of losing children to state violence. We know the pain of striving for justice and being denied at every turn. We choose to tell their stories in the hopes that more mothers won’t have to go through what we’ve been through.
Donald J. Trump’s first month in office ended with at least 105 people killed by police, the highest number of people killed by U.S. police in any one month since 2015.
A new filing written by Jeronimo Yanez's defense team claims his use of deadly force was triggered by a gun sighting.
The Army Corps of Engineers have changed their position on the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline, which President Donald Trump officially recently approved with an executive order. The army will grant an easement allowing construction to move forward.
The House of Representatives voted to defund Planned Parenthood in Virginia Tuesday despite women's rights advocates having protested on the Capitol grounds and in the House chamber.