Justice

Video: 7-year-old hopes to bring peace to Ferguson by playing violin

St. Louis mayor: ‘National Guard will play limited role’

Cops slam schizophrenic woman down, killing her in front of family members

Civil rights activist says America looks a lot like it did 54 years ago

Activists hold silent protest at United Nations

Grand jury testimony in Michael Brown slaying closed to finished

George Zimmerman supporter changes story, says Trayvon Martin was racially profiled

John Legend tears down Piers Morgan’s attempt to blame blacks for the use of the N-word

White fraternity goes unpunished for harassing black sorority

Missouri National Guard prepared to act as Darren Wilson grand jury verdict nears

Man accused of killing black man who was passing out food to homeless

Comedian Artie Lang fires off racist, sexist tweets about Cari Champion

$47,000 reward offered for return of missing Philadelphia woman

Report: poor black women evicted as much as black men are incarcerated

Florida man running for office creates fake Obama endorsement letter

Man released after serving 15 years behind bars for crime he didn’t commit

Dream Defenders launch bulletproof vest campaign for kids in protest of Stand Your Ground laws

Report: blacks in Minneapolis 11 times more likely to be arrested

Substitute teacher accused of using racial slur against black students

Video: Michigan police fatally shoot man 46 times

Ferguson police chief Thomas Jackson expected to step down

New York Post claims Eric Garner’s mother asked NYPD for special favors

7 months later: search continues for missing 8-year-old D.C. girl

California prisons agree to end lockdowns based on race

Activists call for tracking of police misconduct by FBI

Autopsy: Vonderrit Myers shot 6 times from behind

Marchers block Atlanta highway as they protest Mike Brown shooting death

Report: Racial bias continues to taint the capital punishment system in the United States

Police actions spark protests in Hammond

Cops in Seattle sue for right to use excessive force

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