The NFL has released a public service announcement honoring the life of police brutality victim Botham Jean ahead of the Superbowl.
Michael Dean, 28, of Temple, Texas died Monday night after he reportedly was shot in the head by a Temple Police officer during a traffic stop.
A Georgia college student has won a $145,000 settlement after being punished for taking a knee during the national anthem when she was a cheerleader.
Former New York City Mayor #MichaelBloomberg has apologized for his long standing support of the controversial "stop and frisk" police practice. #stopandfrisk
A $2 million settlement has been reached in the civil rights lawsuit filed by the family of Antwon Rose, an unarmed teenager who was killed by...
John Legend wants to make sure people with criminal backgrounds are given more opportunities for employment. Here's how he's helping to achieve that.
The Princeton Theological Seminary, in Princeton, NJ, has set aside $27 million to pay reparations for its ties to slavery.
Steve Reed, 45, a probate judge in Montgomery beat television station owner David Woods in a runoff.
A Baltimore city prosecutor is seeking to throw out 790 convictions because they involve dozens of city officers who she states are corrupt.
Civil rights leader Juanita Abernathy, whose significant role in the civil rights movement helped reshape America's cultural and political landscape, has died.
