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A Black man who spent six weeks in jail has filed a lawsuit against the NYPD for jailing him for wearing a hoodie.

The Huffington Post reports that a court filing on Monday showed that lawyers for Ferguson and civil rights attorneys, who represent poor defendants held in Ferguson's jail, have "been engaged in meaningful settlement discussions."

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Milwaukee Bucks player John Henson says he was discriminated against after he was denied service at a high-end jewelry store.

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Triceten Bickford was charged Saturday with battery, strangulation, and public intoxication after the attack on a woman.

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News that a Black child was suspended for staring at a White classmate highlights an age-old debate about race, as well as the underlying notion of discrimination in schools when it comes to non-White students.

This help wanted ad from @InterimHealth posted in a local Pennysaver blatantly states no Haitians will be considered pic.twitter.com/gNLAhVUy9S — David Carlucci (@davidcarlucci) October 18,…

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A Black teenager from the D.C. area inspired protests after a recording showed him being brutally detained by police officers for making a White customer at a local bank feel "uncomfortable."

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Pedro Redding was charged with murder, conspiracy and weapons charges in the killing of a transgender woman in Philadelphia, but police stopped short of calling it a hate crime.

Raven Symoné is speaking a new tune after being the talk of Black Twitter and all of social media for her horrible comments about names while taping a segment for The View last week. If you missed it, the former child star said she wouldn’t hire anyone with a “ghetto” name. This sparked outrage on social […]

https://twitter.com/n9viv/status/652527651882582020 Raven-Symone just can’t seem to stop putting her foot in her mouth. The View co-host has found herself in hot water again after her comments on the panel’s topic “Are You Judged By Your Name?” went viral. Her remarks caused fans to roast her on social media. She stated: “I’m very discriminatory against the words like the […]

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California governor Jerry Brown has signed legislation for a new law designed to guard people of color against racial profiling at the hands of police…

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Facebook commenters who made racist jokes about a Black child have released apologies after being terminated from their jobs.