Category : Politics

Ms. Wiley, who once led the city’s police oversight board, would enter a mayoral race that has been reshaped by Black Lives Matter protests. July...

July 21, 2020 The former public defender wants to represent a district that is nearly 25% Black, and has never had a Black congressperson Keeda...

BY CRISTINA MARCOS – 07/17/20 11:35 PM EDT Rep. John Lewis, the Georgia Democrat known for his significant leadership in Congress and throughout the civil rights movement, died...

By Paul Bedard | July 13, 2020 11:43 AM The nation’s mayors on Monday backed a national call for reparations to 41 million black people, a program...

BY JUSTINE COLEMAN – 07/15/20 01:54 PM A North Carolina city unanimously voted Tuesday night to make reparations to its Black community by making investments in areas in...

San Francisco Mayor London Breed said in the coming months, professionals would respond to non-criminal calls instead of officers. The move is part of a...

By Rachel Sandler Updated Jun 29, 2020 Mayors in Los Angeles, Atlanta and nine other U.S. cities said Monday they will work to launch universal...

The current New York City Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Caucus has five term-limited members, only two of whom are members of color. Voters will see...

DEMARIO DAVISON 6/29/20 For generations, police abuse and violence have been ubiquitous in the Black community. We have seen officers murder Black men and women...

BY DAN NORTH BINGHAMTONPUBLISHED 8:05 PM ET JUN. 25, 2020 UPDATED 9:04 PM ET JUN. 25, 2020 Jamar Johnson created the Change Coalition just a few weeks ago....