(The Root) – One of the key witnesses in Ferguson, Mo., police Officer Darren Wilson’s grand jury case has a history of making racist statements, as...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – In an oval office meeting that some have called “historic,” a group of young activists met...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist Now, in the season that’s supposed to exalt goodwill toward all, comes fresh evidence of the important role the White...
BERKELEY, California (AP) — Effigies of black lynching victims found hanging at the University of California, Berkeley have sparked debate over whether the images are powerful...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – On Saturday, thousands of Americans across the country registered their objection to police officers not being held...
LISA LEFF, Associated Press BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Stop. Hey, what’s that sound? Protest songs are taking their place alongside chants of “I can’t breathe” and...
CONNIE CASS, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A gathering of black congressional staffers and other Capitol employees stood silently on the House steps Thursday and raised...
TOM FOREMAN Jr., Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Recent protests against the police killings of Eric Garner and Michael Brown have created a conundrum for...
(Texas Public Radio) – The tragic deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown at the hands of police, and the subsequent grand jury decisions, have...
(Ebony) – Earlier this week, it was revealed that the nation’s oldest African American sororities has issued directives to members ordering them not to wear official...
JESSE J. HOLLAND, Associated Press KRISTIN J. BENDER, Associated Press Jorge “Jinho” Ferreira feels the tension between being black and carrying a badge every day as...
(Mashable) – Medical students staged so-called “die-ins” in universities across the U.S. on Wednesday as demonstrations on race issues in America continued. The students aimed...
(Reuters) – A Missouri bar sparked protests after it offered a drink special on the weekend named after black teenager Michael Brown, whose shooting by police...
BERKELEY, Calif. (New York Times) — This is the college town where the Free Speech Movement was born 50 years ago, spreading across the nation with...
(The Root) – Collectively known as the Divine Nine, black fraternities and sororities have long been central to the African-American college experience—standing as vanguards of social...
KRISTIN J. BENDER, Associated Press PAUL ELIAS, Associated Press BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Hundreds of people marched through Berkeley for a third night a row, blocking...
WASHINGTON (New York Times) — As crowds of people staged “die-ins” across the country last week to protest the deaths of unarmed black men at the...
ALAN SCHER ZAGIER, Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal autopsy in the Ferguson police shooting reached similar conclusions to those performed by local officials...
David A. Lieb, ASSOCIATED PRESS JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chants of “Hands Up. Don’t Shoot!” echoed through the Missouri Capitol on Friday as hundreds of...
DENNIS WASZAK Jr., AP Sports Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Sheldon Richardson felt helpless as he watched the scenes near his hometown unfold on TV...
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — About 50 people protesting the police shooting of Michael Brown are expected to arrive at the Missouri Capitol after a...
DEEPTI HAJELA, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands and thousands of diverse people united by anger took to the streets from New York City to...
TAMI ABDOLLAH, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police body cameras have become a rallying cry in the wake of racially charged decisions by grand juries...
R.B. FALLSTROM, AP Sports Writer ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jared Cook said he’d “absolutely” repeat the “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot” gesture he and four teammates made...
[USA Today] NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley’s comments about recent events in Ferguson, Mo. have prompted a strong reaction from many, including Kenny Smith, his friend and fellow analyst on...
