Posts in category Civil Rights

Chief Thomas Burke has resigned from the Farrell, Pennsylvania Police Department over a racist email he circulated to the community. “Even $1.00 will be greatly …

By BILL BARROW COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson told a group of African-American civic leaders on Saturday that he is still …

On President Obama’s inauguration day back in 2009, Fox news proclaimed, “America has transcended race.” For a generation born in the 1990’s who had grown …

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) – A white man accused of distributing Ku Klux Klan recruitment fliers to the homes of two minority women pleaded not guilty …

WASHINGTON (AP) – The longtime head of an organization considered the lobbying arm of the civil rights movement announced Wednesday that he will step down …

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) – President Barack Obama toured a drug rehab and met with former inmates Monday in the rough-and-tumble city of Newark, calling on …

MIMS, Fla. (AP) – The daughter of two Florida civil rights leaders who were killed when their home was bombed on Christmas night in 1951 …

Riviera Beach, Fla. — Attorney Edwin Ferguson said he has been interested in educating the community about their rights as they relate to police encounters …

OREGON CITY, Ore. – A complaint filed against Oregon City’s top administrator, who was dismissed from his position earlier this week, says the official made …

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – The Providence police union is speaking out after an officer received a cup of coffee with “blacklivesmatter” written on it. The …