African Americans

US Census Bureau settles lawsuit over hiring discrimination against applicants with criminal histories

The U.S. Census Bureau arrived at a $15 million settlement over a lawsuit which alleged that the age...

Apr 20, 2016 04:45 AM EDT

Attorney General of Mississippi will defend lawsuit over Confederate-themed flag

Mississippi attorney general Carlos Moore said he will defend his state's flag against a lawsuit th...

Mar 02, 2016 10:46 PM EST

Judge denies bail to ex-patrolman charged in South Carolina man's death

A South Carolina judge denied bail to a white former police officer charged with murder in the shoot...

Sep 14, 2015 09:12 PM EDT

May Day march in Seattle turns violent, three police hurt

An anti-capitalist May Day march in Seattle turned violent on Friday when demonstrators threw rocks ...

May 02, 2015 02:07 AM EDT

California ACLU group launches app to record possible police misconduct

A California civil liberties group launched a mobile application on Thursday that will let bystander...

Apr 30, 2015 07:37 PM EDT

Baltimore erupts in riots after funeral of black man who died in police custody

Baltimore erupted in violence on Monday as hundreds of rioters looted stores, burned buildings and a...

Apr 28, 2015 06:39 AM EDT

Baltimore mayor says outsiders turned peaceful protest violent

Baltimore's mayor and police on Sunday again blamed outside agitators for violence and vandalism tha...

Apr 27, 2015 05:28 AM EDT

Twelve arrested in Baltimore after march to protest black man's death

Thousands of people marched peacefully through downtown Baltimore on Saturday to protest the unexpla...

Apr 26, 2015 08:20 AM EDT

Sharpton praises South Carolina mayor where officer shot black man

Civil rights leader Reverend Al Sharpton on Sunday praised the mayor of a South Carolina town where ...

Apr 13, 2015 09:28 AM EDT

Malcolm X's legacy survives 50 years after his assassination

The struggle for racial equality that Malcolm X helped define in the 1960s has picked up fresh momen...

Feb 22, 2015 06:47 AM EST

Cosby praises wife, disparages media in newspaper interview

Comedian Bill Cosby, besieged by a wave of sexual misconduct allegations, has praised his wife for s...

Dec 14, 2014 05:36 PM EST

NYC police union launches campaign to keep mayor away from funerals

New York's police union is showing its displeasure with Mayor Bill de Blasio and the head of the cit...

Dec 13, 2014 10:10 PM EST

After racial tumult, NBA opens floor to social activism

When a wave of the NBA's biggest stars donned "I can't breathe" shirts - the rallying cry of demonst...

Dec 13, 2014 06:31 AM EST

U.S. justice system makes it difficult to indict a cop

A grand jury decision not to indict a New York policeman over a fatal chokehold underscores how diff...

Dec 04, 2014 03:19 AM EST

Missouri police plan for possible riots if Brown cop not charged

Missouri authorities are drawing up contingency plans and seeking intelligence from U.S. police depa...

Oct 07, 2014 07:39 PM EDT