May 09 Update: DOJ announces investigation into Baltimore police By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Justice Department waded anew Friday into fraught big city police-community relations, with new Attorney General Loretta Lynch declaring the subject "one of the most challenging issues of our time."… Continue reading
May 08 Justice Department launches investigation of Baltimore police By Eric Tucker, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Justice Department will conduct a broad investigation into the Baltimore police force in search of law enforcement practices that are unconstitutional and violate civil rights, Attorney General Loretta Lynch said Friday. Continue reading
Mar 12 Civil rights leader Willie T. Barrow, known as ‘little warrior,’ dies at 90 By News Desk The Rev. Willie T. Barrow, known for her lifetime of work in civil rights and other causes, died early Thursday at the age of 90. She had been in declining health. Continue reading
Mar 08 From segregation to Selma: View iconic photos from the Civil Rights movement By News Desk As events commemorating "Bloody Sunday" continue this weekend, take a look back at some of the iconic photos which captured moments in the country's history leading up to the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965. Continue reading
Mar 07 50 years after ‘Bloody Sunday,’ see photos of Selma then and now By News Desk In Selma today, the town of about 20,000 people is roughly 80 percent black and more than 40 percent of residents live in poverty. Continue reading
Mar 06 Obama: Racial bias in Ferguson police department not isolated By Nedra Pickler, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said the type of racial discrimination found in Ferguson, Missouri, is not unique to that police department, and he cast law enforcement reform as a chief struggle for today's civil rights movement. Continue reading
Mar 05 Despite mixed views on civil rights in 1965, Americans largely supported Selma marchers By Andrew Kohut When civil rights activists led a bloody protest march in Selma, Alabama on March 7, 1965 that is credited with helping to assure passage of the Voting Rights Act that year, civil rights was a top issue for… Continue reading
Mar 03 Watch 7:47 How can Ferguson law enforcement break a pattern of bias? By PBS News Hour A new report by the Department of Justice says that police in Ferguson, Missouri, have shown a pattern of racial bias and civil rights abuses. The findings come after a months-long investigation following the fatal shooting of teenager Michael Brown. Continue watching
Jan 19 Watch 5:13 Elementary school students lend their small voices to King’s big dream By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 18 Long-lost audio of Martin Luther King Jr. speech found in UCLA storage room By Carey Reed An audio recording of a speech given by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1960s, long thought to be lost in time, was made available to the masses this week online. Continue reading