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Puerto Rico's governor signed a law that bans discrimination against hairstyles such as Afros, curls, locs, twists, and braids in the...

In Missouri, a second prison has ignored a court order to release an inmate whose murder conviction was overturned. Christopher Dunn, 52,...

In Brattleboro, former Vermont State Police trooper Todd Chisholm, 59, received a 30-day prison sentence and six years of probation for...

A viral video shows NYPD officers beating a Black man, Shaquan Davis, after he questioned them about tackling his relative, an...

Researchers recently discovered 11 additional gravesites believed to belong to enslaved African Americans in Bull Run Regional Park,...

A new bill in St. Louis proposes renaming a section of Tucker Boulevard near City Hall to honor Michael Brown Jr., almost ten years after...

A Delaware teen was arrested for jaywalking in June, but charges were dismissed. His mother, Paula Wright, claims the arrest was unfair...

New York Police Commissioner Edward Caban issued a five-page statement defending his handling of officer discipline during his tenure...

Dwight Jackson, a 27-year-old Black man, filed a lawsuit against Detroit's Shinola Hotel on July 3, alleging employment discrimination....

Indiana police officers must now adhere to a new use-of-force policy established by the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy. This policy...

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump provided the Clarion Ledger with autopsy results for Kadarius Smith, who died in March after being...

Officials in Oakland celebrated the opening of The Black Panther, a 100% affordable housing project for low-income and formerly...

The Environmental Health in Prisons Act, introduced by Democrats, aims to address the impact of environmental stressors on U.S. prison...

An Illinois sheriff's deputy has been charged with murder after the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old woman who called 911...

Current Vice President Kamala Harris has officially launched her campaign for the White House after President Joe Biden stepped aside due...

The first identified victim from a century-old mass grave of the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 is C.L. Daniel, a Black World War I veteran,...

Fort Worth leaders convened in a closed meeting to address allegations of police brutality involving Carolyn Rodriguez, who was injured...

The city of Massillon faces a federal lawsuit over allegations of police brutality, wrongful death, and other claims related to the March...

A federal appeals court ruled that three Honolulu police officers are not immune from a lawsuit filed on behalf of a 10-year-old girl who...

The Atlanta City Council approved a $2 million settlement to college students Messiah Young and Taniyah Pilgrim, who were shocked with...