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The NAACP and other organizations are rallying behind the family of Aaron Bailey, who was killed by Indianapolis Metropolitan police officers.

The move comes after the Flint City Council refused to approve a contract for a long-term clean water source. In the ongoing battle for clean water in Flint, Michigan, state officials on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the city on charges of “endangering public health,”  reports The Boston Globe. The move comes after the Flint City […]

More than a dozen people were shot in Little Rock, Ark., after a dispute broke out at a nightclub concert, police said early Saturday. At least 17 people were shot after gunfire broke out during the concert, Little Rock police chief Kenton Buckner said in a statement. One person was in critical condition, but police tweeted Saturday […]

The Color of Change says net neutrality is crucial in today’s fights for racial justice and equality.

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Activist Tamika D. Mallory penned a letter to NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre criticizing the organization for not publicly defending Philando Castile.

Patients who were at the hospital at the time of the shootings had to barricade themselves to avoid being in crossfire.   (CNN) — A gunman identified as a doctor opened fire with an assault rifle inside the Bronx-Lebanon Hospital in New York City on Friday, killing a woman and wounding at least six other […]

SANTA ANA, CA (RNN) – A small plane crashed and caught fire on Interstate 405, short of the runway at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, CA, south of Los Angeles. The airport said the pilot called mayday to the tower just 11 seconds after takeoff. A fire official said he was circling back attempting to […]

Dr. Jerome Adams, an anesthesiologist, is currently Indiana's health commissioner.

The Black Man Can, a nonprofit organization, has built a volunteer army of Black male role models.

The Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to change the name of a section of Rodeo Road to Obama Boulevard.

A 78-year-old man died from injuries he sustained in the collision.

HALSTAD, Minn. – A Minnesota man is dead after his family says he instructed his girlfriend to shoot at a book he was holding for a YouTube stunt, KVLY-TV reports. Pedro Ruiz, 22, always said he wanted a big family in his home in Halstad, Minnesota, according to his aunt, Claudia Ruiz. Her nephew’s girlfriend, 19-year-old Monalisa Perez, the […]