The South Carolina DA's Office declined to charge a Charleston deputy who shot and paralyzed a Black man in a case of mistaken identity.
Lawyers for a New York inmate filed a new motion that seeks to exonerate him of a conviction involving a corrupt former NYPD detective.
Voting rights campaigners gathered enough signatures for a ballot initiative that would restore voting rights to 1.5 million felons.
The Congressional Black Caucus did not support the quick fix to end the government shutdown.
The New York City Board of Corrections is investigating an in-custody deaths that occurred at Rikers Island.
The one-day civil trial against former Sheriff David Clarke now goes to the jury.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ordered the state to redraw its gerrymandered congressional map that favored Republicans.
New data shows that the number of incarcerated African Americans declined during the Obama-era.
Kansas civil rights and religious leaders want GOP state Rep. Steve Alford to resign for his racist comments about Blacks and marijuana.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s publisher sparked newsroom rebellion after publishing an editorial defending Trump’s shithole countries remark.
Google promoted Valeisha Butterfield Jones to head its global women and Black Community engagement initiative.
The town manager of Jackman, Maine sees no problem with telling people who are not part of “Western civilization” to out of the city.