Organizers say they plan weekly protests outside the Schwartz federal courthouse.
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Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell was a civil rights trailblazer, before, during and after his basketball career. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011 for his activism efforts. -
An NPR investigation examined records of payouts by the city and found troubling patterns: Plaintiffs alleged that police often used excessive force. And several officers were repeatedly named. -
The Armstrong Project provides two $100,000 endowments to Howard University and Hampton University. -
Georgia lawmakers changed voting laws after 2020, including eliminating drop boxes in certain counties, making it harder for many voters in cities and suburbs, often people of color, to access them. -
New state laws on police accountability are testing the limits of several agencies, including the Department of Justice, which say they need more resources for these new duties. -
After Gov. Ron DeSantis' controversial Florida redistricting map eliminated Rep. Al Lawson's Black voting district, he will face off against Rep. Neal Dunn, a Republican, in November. -
A judge has ruled that a proposition to raise the California minimum wage to $18 an hour can’t go before voters until 2024. The same judge gave backers of recalling Gov. Gavin Newsom more time to qualify, but in this case he backed the secretary of state, who said proponents missed a key deadline to qualify in time for this November. -
A former local Navy seaman who pleaded guilty to repeatedly threatening and harassing a woman and her family, including by posting sexual videos of the woman on the internet, was sentenced Monday to one year and a day in prison. -
New overnight camping options are being considered at Silver Strand State Beach in San Diego’s South Bay. It's part of a statewide effort to make camping in California more equitable. -
KPBS analyzed 475 police use-of-force incidents dating back to 2000 and found just 12 resulted in the officers facing any discipline at all.
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