Tyler Perry and other civil rights leaders have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a former Florida Sheriff's Deputy in a missing person's case
Former San Fransico 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has become the new face of Nike's 30th Anniversary Just Do It campaign.
One day after finding former police officer Roy Oliver guilty of the shooting death of Jordan Edwards, a Texas jury has sentenced Oliver to 15 years...
The murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till , one of most heinous slayings during the Jim Crow South, has been reopened, according to a US Justice Department...
Thousands of protesters shut down a major highway in Chicago to draw attention to gun violence plaguing its communities.
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has signed a bill to wipe clean criminal records for certain low-level offenders if they go a decade without any other conviction
A Rochester, NY prep school's first black valedictorian was forbidden to recite his speech during the ceremony allegedly due to "run-ins" with his principal.
The official trailer for Paramount Network's docuseries Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story, executive produced by Shawn Carter, has been released.
President Trump has commuted the sentence of Alice Marie Johnson, who spent nearly 21 years in jail for a non-violent drug offense.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced Wednesday that the league's personnel and players will have to stand for the national anthem.
