Should laws be colorblind? Supreme Court weighs in
WASHINGTON (AP) –The court’s five conservative justices seem ready to declare a new post-racial moment, pointing to increased levels of voter registration and turnout among …
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SC man who apologized for racist past dies
Elwin Wilson, the former Ku Klux Klan supporter who publicly apologized for years of violent racism, including the beating of a black Freedom Rider who …
High court poised to upend civil rights policies
WASHINGTON (AP) – Has the nation lived down its history of racism and should the law become colorblind? Addressing two pivotal legal issues, one on …
Lillie Ayers dead at the age of 85
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Lillie B. Ayers, who became the lead plaintiff in Mississippi’s college desegregation lawsuit after the death of her husband, has …
Detroit takeover holds lessons for other cities in financial difficulty
The governor of Michigan has imposed upon the citizens of Detroit what amounts to be one man with the power to dictate their very future …
Trial over NYPD stop-and-frisk tactic set to begin
NEW YORK (AP) – The New York Police Department’s practice of stopping, questioning and frisking people on the street is facing its biggest legal challenge …
Trial over NYPD stop-and-frisk tactic set to begin
NEW YORK (AP) – The New York Police Department’s practice of stopping, questioning and frisking people on the street is facing its biggest legal challenge …
Campaign for Obama library in full swing
WASHINGTON (AP) -Where will President Barack Obama put his presidential library? Four years from the end of his presidency, Chicago and Honolulu are ramping up …
Campaign for Obama library in full swing
WASHINGTON (AP) -Where will President Barack Obama put his presidential library? Four years from the end of his presidency, Chicago and Honolulu are ramping up …
Bodies exhumed in killings tied to Mandela ex-wife Winnie
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) — Forensic scientists on Tuesday exhumed two bodies believed to belong to young activists last seen 24 years ago at the …