The breaking news of three more police killings on Sunday – despite pleas for peace coming from President Obama, civil rights leaders, politicians and others - has exacerbated community and police tension and fears, causing a Sterling family member to tearfully plead for peace. ...

The Hill.com continued, “The measure currently lacks the votes to pass given divisions among Republicans and widespread Democratic opposition.” ...

The Times story was published under the headline, "Pillars of Black Media, Once Vibrant, Now Fighting for Survival." ...

In anticipation of the 40th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark death penalty decision, Gregg v. Georgia, Harvard Law School’s Fair Punishment Project released a new report identifying America’s five deadliest head prosecutors ...

By Charles Moseley There can be no greater loss imaginable for a mother than to experience the loss of their child at the hands of gun violence. Sabrina Fulton knows all too well what it is like to experience the anguish and pain of losing a child at the hands of senseless acts of violence. Fulton has taken it upon herself to raise the mantle against senseless gun violence in the name of her son Trayvon Mar ...

Bidding in an online auction for the gun George Zimmerman used to kill Trayvon Martin was up to $65 million Friday morning as Internet trolls appeared to drive the offers to astronomic levels. Bidding on the 9 mm Kel-Tec PF-9 pistol began at $5,000 and reached more than $65 million early Friday. The top bidder at one point used the screen name “Racist McShootface.” That account was later deleted. Another bi ...

“It brings me great joy to learn that the United States will honor abolitionist Harriet Tubman by placing her image on the $20 bill,” said Chairman Butterfield. ...

A passenger in a seat near me was talking loudly as the plane filled up. I asked the stewardess to request he bring it down a little bit, and she did. Because of my disability, I could not turn my head to A passenger in a seat near me was talking loudly as the plane filled up. I asked the stewardess to request he bring it down a little bit, and she did. Because of my disability, I could not turn my head to ...

Among the reforms discussed was greater accountability for school resource officers (SROs) who serve inside public schools. Use of force by SROs has a negative impact on students, particularly along lines of race and disability status. ...

Without the Good Samaritans C.J. Bible and attorney Michael Moity both women would still be in Iberia Parish Jail awaiting their May 25 trial date. ...