Jumbled GOP field hopes for survival in South Carolina
Hoping for survival in the South, a muddled field of Republican presidential contenders descended Wednesday on South Carolina, no closer to clarity about who can stand between Donald Trump and…
African-Americans
Prosecutor says no indictment in Sandra Bland jail death
By MICHAEL GRACZYK A grand jury decided that neither sheriff’s officials nor jailers committed a crime in the treatment of a black woman who died in a Texas county jail…
Justice Department to investigate Chicago police
By DON BABWIN and ERIC TUCKER The U.S. Justice Department is expected to start investigating the patterns and practices of the Chicago Police Department this week in the wake of…
Half of black millennials know victim of police violence
By JESSE J. HOLLAND Years before the high-profile deaths of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown and Freddie Gray, more than half of African-American millennials indicated they, or someone they knew, had…
Justices review DA’s choice of all-white murder trial jury
By MARK SHERMAN and KATE BRUMBACK Prosecutor Stephen Lanier’s meaning was unmistakable when he urged jurors in north Georgia to sentence the defendant to death in part to deter other…
The Film Black Friday
The documentary, Black Friday, takes an in depth look into the spending habits of African-Americans in America. The film chronicles the financial mis-education of many African-Americans and explores the economic…
Black men gathering for Million Man March 20th anniversary
By JESSE J. HOLLAND Black men from around the nation are gathering on the National Mall to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Million Man March and call for policing…
AP Interview: Black Lives Matter skipping 2016 endorsement
By JESSE J. HOLLAND The Black Lives Matter network will skip a presidential endorsement but keep up its political activism by confronting candidates about the treatment of African-Americans in the…