My son’s name is Ryan Stokes and he was only 24 years old when a Kansas City, Mo. police officer chased him and shot him four times – two times squarely in the back and two times in his side near his back. ...

Across the world, people are taking different lessons from the nationwide uprising sparked by #BlackLivesMatter. Protests are capturing front page headlines, are the topic ...

Falling oil prices are happy news for American car owners but disastrous news for Africa which was recently celebrating an “oil boom” around the continent. ...

Rev. Barber questioned, “If Lacy had been white and found in a predominantly black neighborhood, would there have been such a quick determination his death was a suicide. ...

Medical examiner Thomas P. Gilson released the child’s autopsy today, reporting Rice died due to a gunshot wound to the torso, causing injuries to the major vessel ...

The details of how this tragic shooting went down still need to be fleshed out, but based on a surveillance video of the shooting at Cudell Recreation Center on Cleveland's West Side ...

Aid groups on the front lines of West Africa’s Ebola virus outbreak say the shortage of protective suits is one more source of stress. ...

The failure of a St. Louis County grand jury to indict Ferguson, Mo. Police Officer Darren Wilson of the killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown will not halt the movement for police accountability, key activists say. ...

I’ve survived a debilitating stroke, and am thankful that Almighty GOD has seen fit that I’ve lived to tell about it. ...

African American leaders are still expressing their disappointment in a criminal justice system that failed Brown. ...