The mayor said Friday that he wants to close the city's troubled Rikers Island jail, though he stated that doing so would be difficult.
During a speech, Dr. Ben Carson - the Secretary for Housing and Development referred to slaves as "immigrants" while speaking to HUD employees.
Now that the Presidency of Barack Obama ended, let's not forget what great things he had done.
Watch President Obama make his farewell speech in the city where he started his political career as he exits his 8 year Presidency next week.
Here is another from the Ghana files. The views in this article are opinion only and based on one debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.
President Barack Obama commuted the sentences of 111 federal prisoners on Tuesday
Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders announces racial justice policy aimed at addressing the issues that most impact "black and brown Americans".
President Obama made good on his promise and commuted the prison sentences of 46 drug offenders
In a 37-3 vote, the South Carolina Senate has decided to remove the Confederate flag from State House grounds.
In a 56-43 vote, Loretta Lynch was confirmed as attorney general making her the first black woman in history.
