Dad: Affordable housing plan led to son’s demotion in league
In this April 6, 2015 photo, Christopher Stefanoni poses at the Darien Little League park in Darien, Conn., Stefanoni is suing the Darien Little League in federal court, saying league officials demoted...
View ArticleEach death in Baltimore makes mistrust harder to overcome
Baltimore Police Department Commissioner Anthony Batts speaks about the investigation into Freddie Gray\’s death at a news conference, Friday, April 24, 2015, in Baltimore. Gray died from spinal...
View ArticleVice President Biden touts community policing at NAACP event
Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the NAACP Fight for Freedom Fund Dinner in Detroit, Sunday, May 3, 2015. (Photo/Paul Sancya) DETROIT (AP) _ Vice President Joe Biden has told a crowd at an NAACP...
View ArticleCaretaker of former Michael Brown memorial denies discarding items
A car passes a memorial for Michael Brown, who was shot and killed by Ferguson, Mo., Police Officer Darren Wilson last summer, Tuesday, March 3, 2015, in Ferguson. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)...
View ArticleFormer Md. Gov. O’Malley jumps into 2016 Democratic race
Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, right, and his wife Katie wave to supporters during an event to announce that he is entering the Democratic presidential race, Saturday, May 30, 2015, in...
View ArticleBlack drivers 75% more likely than Whites to be stopped by Missouri police in...
A car passes a memorial for Michael Brown, who was shot and killed by Ferguson, Mo., Police Officer Darren Wilson last summer, Tuesday, March 3, 2015, in Ferguson. A Justice Department investigation...
View ArticleFerguson hires interim city manager, municipal judge
Ed Beasley (Courtesy Photo) FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) _ Ferguson has hired its third city manager since a scathing Justice Department report in March forced a City Hall shake-up and called into question the...
View ArticleNAACP leader to speak Monday; parents say she lied on race
In this March 2, 2015 file photo, Rachel Dolezal, president of the Spokane chapter of the NAACP, poses for a photo in her Spokane, Wash. home. Friday, June 12, 2015. (Colin Mulvany/The Spokesman-Review...
View ArticleWhite male opens fire on Black church in Charleston. mayor confirms 9 dead
Worshippers embrace following a group prayer across the street from the scene of a shooting Wednesday, June 17, 2015, in Charleston, S.C. (AP Photo/David Goldman) Mayor Joseph P. Riley has confirmed...
View ArticleThe latest on church shooting: Obama speaks of anger, grief
In this image taken from video and released by WBTV, police stand near the vehicle that was driven by Dylann Storm Roof, Thursday, June 18, 2015, in Shelby, N.C. (WBTV via AP) President Barack Obama...
View ArticleFerguson hires Black police commander as interim chief
Andre Anderson speaks with Ferguson City Council member Wesley Bell, right, after being introduced as the the interim chief of the Ferguson Police Department during a news conference Wednesday, July...
View ArticlePolice: Suspect shot near Ferguson rally critically injured
Police stand near a suspect in a parking lot after gunfire during a protest on the anniversary of the death of Michael Brown, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Ferguson, Mo. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) FERGUSON,...
View ArticleCourt affirms conviction, long sentence for Detroit ex-mayor
Kwame Kirkpatrick (AP Photo/File) DETROIT (AP) — An appeals court on Friday upheld the corruption conviction and 28-year prison sentence of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who was found guilty...
View ArticleBraddock mayor to run as Democrat for US Senate
FILE — In this March 9, 2007 file photo, Braddock Mayor John Fetterman oversees volunteers working in the former United Brethren in Christ Church in Braddock, Pa. (AP Photo/Andrew Rush) HARRISBURG,...
View ArticleSmall-town Braddock mayor adds intrigue to Senate race
John Fetterman, right, the mayor of Braddock, Pa., shakes hands with a young supporter while announcing his candidacy for the U.S. Senate, Monday, Sept. 14, 2015, in Braddock. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)...
View ArticleFerguson protests influence actions at U. of Missouri
Members of Concerned Student 1950 embrace after the announcement that University of Missouri System President Tim Wolfe would resign Monday, Nov. 9, 2015, in Columbia, Mo. (Halee Rock/Missourian via...
View ArticleInterim police chief in Ferguson resigns early
In this Oct. 28, 2015 file photo, Interim Ferguson, Mo., Police Chief Andre Anderson, right, talks with people in Normandy, Mo. (Chris Lee/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP, File) ST. LOUIS (AP) _ The...
View ArticleNumber of child brides to soar in Africa, say rights groups
CHILD-BRIDE–In this photo taken Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015 a 15-year-old pregnant girl holds hands with her 20-year-old husband-to-be in Guibombo, some 40 kilometers from the city of Inhambane,...
View ArticleChicago police misconduct has frayed relations with Blacks
In this May, 2, 2008 file photo, Rev. Marshall Hatch, of the New Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church speaks to the media in Chicago. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File) CHICAGO (AP) — A South Side...
View ArticleFamily seeks firing of White NYC cop who killed Black teen
Wearing a memorial photo button of her son Ramarley Graham, Constance Malcolm, center, is surrounded by city council members and a coalition of civil rights activists as she speaks during a rally on...
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