Civil Rights & Social Justice
Minnesota prosecutors want Derek Chauvin to get a stiffer penalty for killing George Floyd than prescribed by law because of his "particular cruelty."
Led by Black legal, faith and community leaders, the Columbus Police Accountability Coalition wants the DOJ to investigate the Ohio capital city's police department for the first time in more than 20 years, not a review like the mayor requested.
Florida's latest attack on democracy is a new anti-voting rights bill passed almost entirely along party lines and another piece of legislation created from the twin sins of lying about voter fraud and fear of multiracial coalitions.
Five white farmers sued USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack in his official capacity, alleging reverse discrimination for granting federal aid to Black farmers, in particular.
Ma'Khia Bryant will be laid to rest in Columbus, Ohio on Friday at 1p.m. at the First Church of God where Bishop Timothy J. Clarke presides. Â
A fire chief in South Carolina who came under fire for expressing racist sentiments via social media has been disciplined for his discriminatory comments against Black people.Â
Facebook posts by North Carolina Superior Court Judge Jeffery Foster, who blocked the public release of bodycam video from Andrew Brown Jr.'s police killing in Elizabeth City, suggest he has pro-police bias.
Brandon Mitchell recalled feeling "stress" and "pressure," but not to deliver a guilty verdict. Instead, he said, it was having to repeatedly see the explicit video footage of George Floyd being killed that took an emotional toll on him.
Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger appealed her 2019 conviction in the murder of Botham Jean. She could be released from prison if the appeal is decided in her favor.
Louisville Police Cheif Erika Shields took an unexpected tack in response to the news that the U.S. Department of Justice was launching an investigation into her department.
Lawyers representing the family of Andrew Brown Jr., a Black man who was shot and killed by Elizabeth City police in North Carolina, said cops were "trying to hide the video" footage from the shooting.
A provision in the recent COVID-19 relief bill sets aside $1 billion over 10 years, encouraging states to establish mobile crisis units.