Baton Rouge officer wounded by lone shooter sues Black Lives Matter
A federal lawsuit claims that Black Lives Matter and its leaders are responsible for the wounding of a police officer by a lone shooter after protests in Baton Rouge one year ago.
Column: Why Castro was so deeply loved by some, and hated by others
“In this country, our understandings of heroism have always been informed by an ugly past of racial prejudice and discrimination.” Fidel Castro’s death saw the Cuban revolutionary re-enter the U.S. imaginary as a villain, a communist dictator opposed to core…
Former Milwaukee officer charged in fatal shooting of black man
The Milwaukee Police Department had already fired the officer in October over separate allegations of misconduct.
In joy and discrimination, poet explores duality of growing up black
Clinton Smith's debut collection of poetry, "Counting Descent", examines what it means to grow up Black in America. Smith recounts moments from childhood when Black lives were celebrated and juxtaposes them with incidents that have become all too common in…
In 2006, the FBI warned that white supremacists infiltrating local and state law enforcement posed a threat to national security. Some are asking, what's been done to curb the trend in the decade since?…
The calls and emails started coming in: “Dr. Williams, are you available for commentary? Have you seen the recent shooting?” Another unarmed black man has been killed by law enforcement. Another life is snuffed out. One more human being who…
The relationship between minority communities and majority-white police forces is turning into one of the most visible civil rights issues of this age.
About a third of all Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have seen spikes in freshmen enrollment this year.
If constant exposure to graphic viral videos can trigger PTSD-like trauma, how can people of color mentally cope?…
