• Fourth of July brings mixed feelings for some minorities

    Fourth of July brings mixed feelings for some minorities

    Jul 03, 2017 02:57 PM EDT

    ... for deportation have them questioning equality and the promise of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness in the United States. Filmmaker Chris Phillips of Ferguson, Missouri, says he likely will attend a family barbecue just like every Fourth of July. But the 36-year-old black man says he ...

  • Three high-profile police shooting trials ended this past week. Here’s what happened

    Three high-profile police shooting trials ended this past week. Here’s what happened

    Jun 23, 2017 11:15 PM EDT

    he city paid $1.5 million to settle the suit. What's next? Ferguson, currently under a consent decree with the Justice Department, reported this week that the city was making progress in its reform for the police department, citing improvements in guidelines over use of force and police accountability ...

  • Stitch by stitch, a brief history of knitting and activism

    Stitch by stitch, a brief history of knitting and activism

    Apr 23, 2017 09:38 PM EDT

    ... is really traumatic,” she said. “It’s the only way I’m able to talk about a lot of the things that have happened in Ferguson and continue to happen in St. Louis.” Recent marches such as the Women’s March on Jan. 21 and the March for Science on ...

  • Republicans' narrow win for Kansas seat embolden Democrats

    Republicans' narrow win for Kansas seat embolden Democrats

    Apr 12, 2017 07:50 PM EDT

    ... round of balloting but Republicans are hoping to keep him below the majority needed to win outright, which would create a two-person runoff on June 20. Rep. Steve Stivers, R-Ohio, who leads the House Republicans' campaign arm, said Ossoff's best chance of claiming the seat is to ...

  • Trump lashes out at travel ban ruling by 'so-called judge'

    Trump lashes out at travel ban ruling by 'so-called judge'

    Feb 04, 2017 03:53 PM EDT

    ... and the global suspension of the U.S. refugee program significantly harms residents and effectively mandates discrimination. After the ruling, Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson said people from the affected countries can now apply for entry to the U.S. "Judge Robart's decision, effective immediately ... puts a halt ...

  • U.S. judge temporarily blocks Trump's travel ban nationwide

    U.S. judge temporarily blocks Trump's travel ban nationwide

    Feb 04, 2017 04:08 AM EDT

    ... temporarily bans travel for people from Iran, Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Somalia, Libya and Yemen and suspends the U.S. refugee program. State Attorney General Bob Ferguson said the travel ban significantly harms residents and effectively mandates discrimination. Minnesota joined the lawsuit two days later. After the ruling, Ferguson said people ...

  • Number of police officers shot, killed on the job rose sharply in 2016

    Number of police officers shot, killed on the job rose sharply in 2016

    Dec 30, 2016 02:26 PM EDT

    Ambushes in Dallas and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and other shootings around the country led to a sharp increase in the number of police killed in the line of duty this year. From Jan. 1 through Wednesday, 135 officers lost their lives. Some died in traffic accidents, but nearly half were ...

  • Can diverse police departments ease community tension?

    Can diverse police departments ease community tension?

    Aug 22, 2016 01:04 PM EDT

    As police-involved shootings have increased tensions between police and black communities across the country, some law enforcement agencies have put out similar calls for help in hopes of recruiting a more diverse force as one way to re-establish community trust.

  • Column: The Democratic Party is not what it seems

    Column: The Democratic Party is not what it seems

    Jul 25, 2016 01:34 PM EDT

    Former Green Party vice presidential candidate and Black Lives Matter activist Rosa Clemente says it's time for the Democratic Party to stop progressing on the backs (and votes) of minorities.

  • Can Mississippi schools get ahead after a new round of budget cuts?

    Can Mississippi schools get ahead after a new round of budget cuts?

    Jun 29, 2016 04:54 PM EDT

    Art lessons or larger classes? Years of stagnant funding forces Mississippi educators to make tough choices.