Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder Says…

…Fingerprinting will discriminate against communities of color By Ken Hare Chicago Defender Staff Writer Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder…
06.17.16
Trump: Echoes of George Wallace?

ATLANTA (AP) — One presidential candidate pledged to “Stand up for America.” Two generations later, another promises to “Make America…
03.24.16
Racial feud erupts as Republicans fight ‘unstoppable’ Trump

LEESBURG, Va. (AP) — The final-days sprint to Super Tuesday sparked a scramble among Republican candidates Monday looking to stop…
02.29.16
3 stabbed when violence erupts at KKK rally in California

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dozens of protesters who heard about a planned Ku Klux Klan rally were waiting by a…
02.28.16
Former Klan leader at center of latest GOP campaign joust

LEESBURG, Va. (AP) — Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump is drawing criticism for refusing to denounce an implicit endorsement from…
02.28.16
Clinton gives blunt talk on race where Obama trod lightly

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Stefanie Brown James, the director of African-American outreach for President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign, thought that…
02.26.16
US Muslim women debate safety of hijab amid backlash

 NEW YORK (AP) — On the night of the California shootings, Asifa Quraishi-Landes sat on her couch, her face in…
12.10.15
Mizzou’s student president: School has racism, also unity

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) _ When Payton Head ran for student president at the University of Missouri _ a school now…
11.17.15
Ferguson protests influence actions at U. of Missouri

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — When cotton balls were scattered outside the Black culture center at the University of Missouri’s flagship…
11.10.15
Fifth Third Bank to pay $21.5 mil in Federal auto lending and credit card discrimination case

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has announced two separate actions against Fifth Third Bank, for discriminatory auto loan pricing and…
10.14.15
Sanders seeking Black support seen as Hillary Clinton’s base

SUMTER, S.C. (AP) _ The Bernie Sanders phenomenon has been driven almost entirely by White supporters. Now the Vermont senator…
09.13.15
Prosecutor: Church shooting suspect to face death penalty

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The White man accused of killing nine Black churchgoers in what authorities said was a racially…
09.03.15
Cumulus Media uses bogus test to discriminate against blacks

Cumulus Media, Inc., Cumulus Broadcasting LLC. dba Super Talk 99.7 WTN and 104.5 The Zone WGFX-FM on Tuesday August 18th…
08.28.15
On-air gunman became increasingly volatile before killings

MONETA, Va. (AP) — Vester Flanagan had become increasingly volatile in recent years, picking fights with co-workers and strangers over…
08.27.15
Racial identity of activist questioned but does it matter?

Questions about the racial identity of a well-known activist in the “Black Lives Matter” movement have stirred controversy and drawn…
08.25.15
District driven by religious favoritism claims gets monitor

 SUFFERN, N.Y. (AP) — When his fifth-grade son struggled with a question on primary colors posed by the TV show…
08.17.15