Making the Case for Black with a Capital B. Again.

Meredith D. Clark, Ph.D., THE POYNTER INSTITUTE   (The Poynter Institute) — When I opened the door to my office after a summer doing research and...

Police Secretly Track Cellphones to Solve Routine Crimes

Brad Heath, USA TODAY   BALTIMORE (USA Today) — The crime itself was ordinary: Someone smashed the back window of a parked car one evening and...

Juror Issued Challenge During Talks in Officer’s Trial

Tom Foreman, Jr., ASSOCIATED PRESS   CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A juror who heard evidence in the trial of a white North Carolina police officer said...

Farrakhan — The TSDtv Exclusive Interview: Teaser

Judge Rules U.S. Government Must Swiftly Release Immigrant Children in Detention

Victoria Cavaliere, REUTERS   LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — A U.S. federal judge on Friday ordered the government to swiftly release immigrant children held at detention centers,...

The Unwritten Rules of the NFL

Ty Schalter, BLEACHER REPORT   (BleacherReport.com) — NFL football is played by two sets of rules. There are the official playing rules and casebook, available for...

Dr. Dre Apologizes to the ‘Women I’ve Hurt’

Joe Coscarelli, THE NEW YORK TIMES   (The New York Times) — For Dr. Dre, this summer was meant to be a victory lap in a...

Morial, DuVernay, Sapp to Get McDonald’s 365 Black Awards

Chevel Johnson, ASSOCIATED PRESS   NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A native son, a film director, a gospel giant and an award-winning journalist are among the 2015...

Protesters Unveil Demands for Stricter U.S. Policing Laws as Political Reach Grows

Jon Swaine, Lauren Gambino, and Oliver Laughland, THE GUARDIAN   (The Guardian) — Leaders in the new civil rights movement campaigning against the killings of African...

Why Black and Hispanic Citizens are Being Left out of Voter Registration Drives

Kira Lerner, THINK PROGRESS   (ThinkProgress.com) — The number of Americans excluded from the political process may be even larger than previously thought. A new study...