Black lives matter

DeRay Mckesson speaks with Newsweek about his platform and the hurdles in running for office.

Critics said students were overreacting in protesting messages on campus supporting the Republican presidential front-runner.

Though the show is set in 1857, its creators tapped John Legend to curate the music, including songs by Kanye West and the Weeknd.

A Raleigh, North Carolina, police officer on Monday killed a man who was fleeing arrest, the authorities said.

Police have released five Ku Klux Klan members arrested after a Saturday rally turned into a bloody brawl, saying that the Klansmen acted in self-defense.

It's not enough for Clinton to win African-Americans' votes. She needs their enthusiasm.

Facebook CEO says he is "very disappointed" with employees over the "deeply hurtful" incident.

What happens when Beyoncé haters plan a rally and nobody comes?

"#MakeAmericaGreatAgain," at New York City's WhiteBox art space, marks Tuesday's New Hampshire primary.

The full-time protester filed to run for mayor just before the deadline, and some aren't thrilled.

"Baltimore is a city of promise and possibility," Mckesson said.

Deal with Justice Department would require employees to wear cameras and would change policies.

Quintonio LeGrier, 19, called 911 three times before he was fatally shot by a Chicago police officer on December 26, new records show.

The D.C. voucher program has helped thousands of low-income, mostly black kids opt out of dismal public schools.

"Most police officers are great, but the real problem is even beyond what goes on in these videos. It is the cover up."

From Charleston to San Bernardino, 2015 was the deadliest year for domestic extremist violence since 1995.

The hashtag #NoJusticeNoLeBron trended on Twitter Tuesday.

The 12-year-old boy was killed in November 2014 in a Cleveland park.

The officer or officers involved have not been identified.

Quintonio Legrier, a 19-year-old black student, was also killed.

Relatives identified the deceased as Quintonio Legrier and Bettie Jones.

The protesters are demanding accountability in shootings by police.

William Porter's is scheduled to be retried on June 13.

Much racial discrimination at American colleges is done in the name of lifting up those who have been discriminated against in the past.

Because of federal probes, the South Carolina solicitor says he cannot now bring a case.

The defense has rested in the first of the six separate trials.

The elderly lady on the bus triggered the civil rights movement. Or so the story goes.

This year, about the same number of blacks may die at the hands of police as in all the lynchings in Alabama between Reconstruction and the civil rights era.

Among African-American clergy who met with the mogul, it's unclear who is endorsing him and who is reserving judgment.

The GOP wannabes have a responsibility to calm people with the truth rather than stir them up with lies.