Rodney Applewhite is the second Black American to be fatally shot by police in New Mexico in the past five years.
An Oregon man has been arrested and charged with the murder of 19-year-old Aidan Ellison in a hotel parking lot over loud music.
Authorities are investigating the fatal shooting of two teenagers who were killed by Florida Sheriff’s Deputy on Nov. 13.
Bruce Carver Boynton, a civil rights pioneer from Alabama who inspired the landmark 1961 Freedom Rides, has died. He was 83.
November 25, 2006 marked 14 years when 23-year-old Sean Bell died at the hands of police, a day before his wedding.
Burl Toler was the first black official in any major sport who served as an NFL field judge and head linesman beginning in 1965
NYC is launching a new pilot program that will send mental health experts instead of police officers to respond to certain 911 calls.
Yusef Salaam, one of the five teens wrongly imprisoned for the assault on a Central Park jogger will release a memoir in spring 2021.
Burt's Bees has apologized for a holiday ad featuring families that many are calling careless and offensive.
NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea promoted Juanita Holmes to NYPD chief of patrol making her the first woman to hold the position.
