#BlackLivesMatter leader, DeRay Mckesson is running for Mayor of his native city of Baltimore.
On a recent episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, host Stephen Colbert got schooled on what white privilege is.
Civil rights leaders, community leaders and social media users expressed outrage Monday after a grand jury failed to bring charges against a Cleveland officer in the death of Tamir Rice
King was on Twitter airing out his thoughts on the importance of making #BlackLivesMatter death videos go viral to bring justice after he was accused of being shady and unethical by Elzie and Mckesson.
"It's not just a fight about race," Mckesson said. "It's also a fight about systemic and structural issues that affect so many of us around LGBTQ issues as well—people like me."
While some activists are frustrated with being denied a presidential debate, others are enthusiastic about the town hall's more flexible (and possibly more fruitful) format to address America's racial injustice.
“If you look at the Black Lives Matter movement, one of the most disturbing things is more than one of their protests have embraced rabid rhetoric, rabid anti-police language, literally suggesting and embracing and celebrating the murder of police officers,” Ted Cruz said.
U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch told NBC’s Chuck Todd during the Washington Ideas Forum, hosted by AtlanticLIVE and the Aspen Institute, that the federal government should not require police…
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The Democratic presidential candidate disavows an aide's apology to Black Lives Matter. Plus: Some Black leaders rap Obama's new ozone rules, saying they will hurt urban communities.
Following unrest in Ferguson, St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger in a statement announced a state of emergency Monday afternoon.
