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The Greater Birmingham Ministries and the Alabama NAACP on Wednesday filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Alabama, alleging that officials violated the Constitution and the Voting Rights Act when they enacted a strict Voter ID law.
"The one thing we do know is that we have a pattern now of mass shootings in this country," Obama said.
The Bournemouth University graduate got a wake-up call from her potential employer, who contacted her via email and said she could not work for them unless she was willing to change her braided hairstyle.
The 17-year-old Chicago native, who moved with her family into the White House in 2008 when her father first became president, is set to graduate high school this spring and is considering Barnard College and New York University.
Over 400 miles from where the San Bernardino shooting took place yesterday, a group of police officers fatally shot a man, an incident bystanders partially caught on camera.
A 20-year-old man was charged in the death of a Ferguson mother and aspiring nurse he met online through Facebook.
Syed Rizwan Farook, 28, and Tashfeen Malik, 27, have been identified as suspects in the holiday party shooting massacre on Wednesday in San Bernardino, Calif.
Families in Savannah, Ga. were left reeling after at least two gunmen opened fire, wounding three men and killing a woman early Wednesday morning.
This week, activist group Justice League NYC is fighting for the family of Eric Garner by demanding the officer who placed him in a chokehold be stripped of his duties.
In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Illinois AG Lisa Madigan asked the DOJ's Civil Rights Division to determine if the department's practices violate federal law.
People in the African-American community love to talk about “buying Black” and with the increasing push to keep funds circulating within our own neighborhoods, many have found that more funds exit the Black community than stay in. According to author Brooke Stephens’ book, Talking Dollars and Making Sense: A Wealth Building Guide for African-Americans, the lifespan […]
Protesters say the firing of Garry McCarthy does not go far enough to address corruption in the city.