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October 8, 2016
Daniel Enrique Perez, 16, was shot dead last weekend as he pointed a fake gun at police wanted to kill…
October 8, 2016
Tasha Viets-VanLear has been one of the most visible members of Chicago’s activist community. She can be found at protests,…
October 7, 2016
On "Oprah: Where Are They Now?", Gina Neely is opening up about what led to her divorce with husband and…
October 7, 2016
When his neighbors left a note on his door complaining about noise, Richard Scott Brookshire gathered them in what may…
October 7, 2016
"They admitted they were guilty," Trump told CNN. "The fact that that case was settled with so much evidence against…
October 7, 2016
Green Bay Packers tight end said he went to Buffalo Wild Wings to get some lemon pepper wings, but when…
October 7, 2016
People in Haiti were digging through the wreckage of their homes Friday, salvaging what they could from a deadly and…
October 7, 2016
When Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump meet Sunday night in St. Louis, they'll be fielding questions from undecided voters seated…
October 7, 2016
A St. Louis police officer Blake Snyder was shot and killed on Thursday morning in Green Park. He was 33…
October 7, 2016
Marley Dias, the 11-year-old who create #1000BlackGirlBooks, interviewed Hillary Clinton because "people don't talk about what she did when she…
October 7, 2016
Morehouse College alumni have joined together to call for the ouster of its current president, John Silvanus Wilson.
October 7, 2016
Rather than trash the woman in return, Vince Staples defended a mother's right to decide what was and was not…
October 7, 2016
Jay Z is bringing the story of a young man who spent three years in prison without being convicted of…
October 7, 2016
Ben & Jerry's has taken a stand on its website for Black Lives Matter, writing an entire pieces explaining "Why…
October 7, 2016
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama offered 102 federal inmates the chance to leave prison early, wielding his clemency powers…
October 7, 2016
San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick once again kneeled in protest during the national anthem.
October 6, 2016
A pregnant Memphis woman claims that she was thrown to the ground and pepper sprayed by security guards at an…
October 6, 2016
The story of Nat Turner’s slave revolt is finally hitting the big screen. ‘The Birth of a Nation’ opens nationwide October
October 6, 2016
On Oct. 14, in select theaters, the first Maya Angelou documentary, And Still I Rise, will be released.
October 6, 2016
For "Culture Day," 17-year-old Josh Welch came to high school dressed as a thief, because white people steal other people's…