A year after the death of Michael Brown, is America really doing any better?

Henry Davis, a man brutally beaten by the police after a traffic stop, may finally get justice thanks to a recent court decision.

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The Department of Homeland Security has made it their business to keep tabs on Black Lives Matter activists since the uprising in Ferguson, Missouri.

Also in today's roundup, Chris Christie announces his bid for president and Greece fails to pay its IMF debt by deadline.

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Authorities are seeking indictment against police allegedly responsible for Matthew Ajibade's death.

  Of all things ironic… The city of Ferguson, Mo. is giving Mike Brown a permanent memorial. According to The Huffington Post, the original makeshift memorial, which was covered with teddy bears and other items, will be replaced by a plaque honoring Brown, who was fatally shot by Darren Wilson last August. Michael Brown Sr. […]

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Community activist DeRay McKesson continues to say all of the things we are thinking, speaking the truth in national interviews about the current climate of racial tensions in this country. McKesson has been a rising star in our modern day Civil Rights Movement and his interview with Wolf Blitzer Tuesday has him on everyone’s mind these […]

President Barack Obama has shared his thoughts on the riots that have erupted in Baltimore following the tragic death of Freddie Gray. During a press conference earlier today, President Obama condemned the looting and mayhem that some protestors unleashed upon the city yesterday afternoon. According to The Huffington Post, he noted that we have seen […]

The family of a Ferguson, Mo. teenager who was killed by a White cop in the summer of 2014 plans to announce a civil rights…

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If you are a Black person living in America, then this headline from Monday’s New York Times may be jarring, but not truly shocking: 1.5 Million…

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On March 26, three Missouri police agencies agreed to lessen their use of tear gas after lawsuits alleged that the chemical was used excessively during the Ferguson protests back in November. Better now that never. MUST READ: Serving Justice: Ferguson’s Police Chief, Thomas Jackson Finally Resigns The three suits were ultimately dismissed by U.S. District Judge Carol Jackson but according […]