Matthew Rushin was granted a conditional pardon by Virginia Gov. Northam after he was sentenced to a decade in prison.
The Wilmington Massacre is a little known story about voter suppression and racism that took place 122 years ago.
Lucille Bridges, the mother of civil rights activist Ruby Bridges who became a civil rights icon, has died at age 86.
Sterling Brown has reached a $750,000 proposed settlement with the City of Milwaukee stemming from a 2018 altercation with the city's police.
Midshipman positions have been announced which includes the selection of the Naval Academy's first African American woman brigade commander.
Actor Bert Belasco, best known for his regular role in the BET series “Let’s Stay Together,” has died at age 38.
A Better America was a project that I began with my students. It was created from the words from former president Obama's eulogy on John Lewis
Patterson's case reached national attention after she was freed from prison for a crime she didn't commit. She is now using her voice.
Oregon has become the first state to decriminalize the personal possession of illegal drugs, including cocaine, heroin, oxycodone and meth.
Democrats Ritchie Torres and Mondaire Jones have become the first openly gay Black men elected to Congress after winning their elections.
