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Now-former Fort Lauderdale Police Chief Larry Scirotto was fired after department employees complained he committed equal opportunity violations after saying a wall of police chief photos was "'too white’ and ‘I’m gonna change that.’"

Bill Cosby is claiming "victory" after the U.S. Supreme Court decided against reviewing his vacated sexual assault conviction, effectively bringing an end to the case that landed him in prison for more than two years.

Video shows Georgia congressional candidate Vernon Jones stormed out during a GOP event in Jackson County where he and his opponent, Mike Collins, were set to speak. Jones was upset about the speaking order at the event.

This year's Bloody Sunday anniversary marks the second time in the march's history that it took place without several of its founding organizers, including John Lewis, Rev. Joseph Lowery, Rev. C.T. Vivian and Bruce Boynton, who all died in 2020.

Harris reaffirmed the administration's commitment to full securing the right to vote and protecting access to democracy.

Despite the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, along with the various civil rights acts, we still need to fight for basic measures of equity and justice.

The escalating tensions in the region could slow any diplomatic resolution for Griner.

While it has been amended over the years, there are gaping limitations focusing on adhering to the "original intent" of dead white men who lived over 200 years ago.

Happy National Sons Day! We are taking a very brief pause on Women's History Month content to share our love and adoration for these celebrity sons, and it's still a thank you to the wonderful women who created them. Take a look at our gallery of celebrity sons inside.

On April 12, last year, 27-year-old Black man Miles Jackson was shot and killed by police officers in a Columbus, Ohio, emergency room after a gun he allegedly had tucked in his pants went off. The medical examiner ruled his death a homicide saying he was shot 20 times in his head, chest, and abdomen.

Mississippi's Republican-controlled House voted 75-43 to pass Senate Bill 2113, an anti-CRT that bans schools and colleges from teaching that any “sex, race, ethnicity, religion or national origin is inherently superior or inferior,” which no school actually teaches.  

In honor of National Reading Month, here are five books you and your kids and teens should be reading this month, and these books just so happen to be written by Black authors too!