Dead at 28, Sandra Bland's Texas dream turned nightmare
According to federal statistics, an African-American driver is 31 percent more likely to be pulled over for a traffic citation.
Angela Davis speaks on violence in America at St. Louis meeting
St. Louis area residents gathered for the Violence in America: Exposure through Truth Telling presentation keynoted by Angela Davis.
Freedom fighting: also a Southern tradition
Many white people in the South held no one in captivity. Lies and false fear, not ideals, were used to convince them to vote for leaving the Union.
Chicagoans stand with Baltimore against police violence
Peaceful demonstrators gathered at a police station in the Windy City last night, giving voice to millions across the country.
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.
With #ICantBreathe, new movement for justice inspires
In response to the police murders of Brown and Garner and the failure of grand juries to return indictments, a new movement for justice has emerged.
"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.
Despite police violence Ferguson community continues peaceful protests
The numbers of community members, Black and white, who attended far outnumbered any who had engaged in looting the night before.
Convergence in Jacksonville to call for Marissa Alexander's freedom
Regional and national activists will come together to support domestic violence survivor Marissa Alexander and strengthen opposition to mandatory minimum sentencing.
Supreme Court makes it tougher for women to exercise choice
The Massachusetts policy aimed to protect women as they accessed reproductive health care against a backdrop of harassment and even physical attacks from anti-choice protesters.
