Ferguson and St. Louis demonstrators reclaim the memory of Dr. King
Demonstrators carrying signs that read "Black Lives Matter" and wearing "Justice for Mike Brown" t-shirts gathered at the Old Courthouse downtown Monday morning.
Fifty years later it’s not too late for Dr. King’s dream
Dr. King wrote with an optimism that a nation that could produce such wealth could do better; he understood what many do not.
Maryland protesters demand action to end police violence
Baltimore protesters chanting "Black lives matter" gathered Jan. 15 to demand that the legislature enact laws to end the plague of police killings in Maryland.
Rebel with a cause – a young Ferguson commissioner
"It's always difficult being young and a minority of anything. Because you always end up asking yourself, 'will my voice really be heard?' "
AFL-CIO opens Civil and Human Rights Conference in Atlanta
Today kicks off the AFL-CIO's 2015 Martin Luther King Jr. Civil and Human Rights Conference in Atlanta.
Civil rights leader hits GOP for calling Voting Rights Act unnecessary
"Chairman Goodlatte has paid no attention to the rampant voting discrimination still happening in the country, most recently seen in the 2014 midterm elections."
Colorado NAACP office vows vigilance after blast near office
Staff members at a Colorado NAACP office say they are waiting for more information before drawing conclusions about an explosion near their chapter.
UN officials demand prosecutions for U.S. torture
All senior U.S. officials and CIA agents who authorized or carried out torture like waterboarding must be prosecuted, top U.N. officials said Wednesday.
"I can't breathe" march on Washington to protest police killings
The storm will hit this week when eight mothers of unarmed Black men killed by police will testify Dec. 10 in a House hearing sponsored by Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich.
Black Friday Walmart strikes biggest ever (with video)
Walmart employees' fight for justice and an end to retaliation reached a new level on Friday, with an estimated 1,600 actions and strikes.
