Are black gun owners now targets?
July 8, 2016
One man told an officer during a Minnesota traffic stop that he was a licensed gun owner, and that he was reaching for his wallet,
Obama critical of police shootings and actions by rioters
April 29, 2015
Urging Americans to “do some soul-searching,” President Barack Obama expressed deep frustration Tuesday over recurring black deaths at the hands of police, rioters responding with
Backlash feared over killing of New York police officers
December 22, 2014
Civil rights leaders Sunday condemned the ambush killings of two New York police officers and expressed fear that the backlash over the bloodshed could derail
Police killings top stories for 2014
December 22, 2014
The police killings of unarmed blacks in Ferguson, Missouri, and elsewhere — and the investigations and tumultuous protests they inspired — was the top news
Hillary Clinton decries torture
December 17, 2014
Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday she’s proud to have been part of an administration that “banned illegal renditions and brutal interrogations” and said the U.S.
Police shooting protestors descend on DC Saturday
December 13, 2014
Protesters plan to converge on the nation’s capital on Saturday to help bring attention to the deaths of unarmed black men at the hands of
Protests over fatal police shootings expand in St. Louis
October 11, 2014
Tense but peaceful protests over Michael Brown’s death and other fatal police shootings in Missouri and elsewhere stretched across the St. Louis region Friday as