Voting-rights advocates sue to overturn Texas election map they say is racially biased
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Voting-rights advocates sued Tuesday to overturn a redistricting map drawn by Texas Republicans meant…
Black mayors see drop in violent crime with new strategies
As President Donald Trump declared Washington, D.C., a crime-ridden wasteland in need of federal intervention and threatened similar…
Chicago police officers in tactical unit avoid criminal charges in fatal traffic stop
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police officers from a tactical unit who fired their guns nearly 100 times during…
No charges for Jacksonville deputy in controversial traffic stop case
Prosecutors will take “no further action” against a Florida sheriff’s deputy in the arrest of a Black college…
Republican Earle-Sears on the defensive in Virginia’s governor race
HOPEWELL, Va. — Against an olive drab backdrop in a barbecue joint filled with the aroma of pulled…
Police search for suspect who fatally attacked couple in Arkansas’ Devil’s Den State Park
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Police searched Monday for the killer of a married couple found dead in…
Black wrestling fans reflect on Hulk Hogan’s legacy on issues of race
One of Kazeem Famuyide’s earliest memories is sitting on his father’s lap watching Hulk Hogan wrestle in the…
Black man punched and dragged from car by Florida deputies to speak out
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A Black man who was shown on video being punched and dragged from his…
LA prosecutors charge driver in nightclub crash that injured 37
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The driver accused of ramming his car into a crowd outside a Los Angeles…
Paris honors Josephine Baker with a new mural
PARIS (AP) — Paris is reviving the spirit of U.S.-French entertainer and civil rights activist Josephine Baker with…