Activists and family members continue to call for justice in the Laquan McDonald case, and joined together on the anniversary of the 17-year-old’s death by Chicago police two years ago. According to the Chicago Reporter, more than 100 gathered on Thursday for an evening vigil outside the Chicago Police Department with renewed calls to terminate all […]

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump recently said he would force Mexico to create a border wall that would halt billions of dollars Mexican immigrants living in the U.S. send back to their native country.

Flint residents have taken to social media to expose their latest plight which is the need for I.D. in order to receive free bottled water

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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has tapped respected law enforcement veteran Charles Ramsey to help direct civil rights reforms in the city's beleaguered police department, according to the Chicago Tribune.

Gov. Bruce Rauner's statement may seem like a dig, but Mayor Rahm Emanuel would likely be protected from the recall even if the bill passed the governor's desk.

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The emails show that the mayor's staff was “scrambling” on how to deal with and react to the shooting, especially when the media and community activists began ringing the alarm.

Following the announcement that the Department of Justice would be investigating civil rights violations by Chicago police officers, the chief of detectives has abruptly retired.

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via:eurweb First Lady Michelle Obama has responded to reports of friction between her and the president’s top advisers. The information is from a new book by NY Times reporter Jody Kantor. In an interview with CBS News’ Gayle King, the FLOTUS admitted that she is “not an expert on most of the issues that [the […]