The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department will be adopting a police-worn body camera program, Mayor Francis G. Slay announced while chairing a meeting of the city’s chief fiscal body on Thursday, August 27....

Political newcomer Calvin Allen Young wants everyone to know that unlike most critics, he does not have a harsh words for Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake: He just wants her job....

Your Take: The Ella Baker Center for Human Rights’ Zachary Norris writes how just as Mamie Till Mobley did, countless black families continue to press on in memory of those they’ve lost to police...

Serena Williams has finally weighed in on the huge disparity between her and tennis player Maria Sharapova’s off-court earnings....

The horrific and senseless shooting has once again forced us to face the spectre of violence that hangs over this country....

The legendary civil activist nearly died while helping to lead the Selma-to-Montgomery march in 1965....

The death of legendary civil rights leader Julian Bond on August 15th left a community bereft, yet grateful for a life well-lived and legacy that will inspire and inform generations of activists to come....

Wells Fargo Advisors’ total investment of $100,000 will expand access to creativity and expression opportunities for underserved youth and help build capacity for local arts organizations in the bi-state, metropolitan region....

As the former U.S. president fights for his life, his work’s focus is on finishing off the guinea worm, an excruciatingly painful condition that affects Africa’s poorest....

And in many states, school funding systems are shortchanging poor students....

Former President George W. Bush: “Look, there will be plenty of time to play the blame game.”...

“This is the same ideology; it’s just a different name.”...

Ira DeWitt announced Thursday that she will pay for the funeral of Jamyla Bolden, who was fatally shot as she sat in bed doing her homework....

President Barack Obama is scheduled to visit New Orleans next week to mark 10 years after Hurricane Katrina swept through the city, destroying homes and businesses, and thrusting the city into economic turmoil....

An often-forgotten battle for free speech rights started when the activist took a stand to take his seat....

When running for president, candidates are expected to be well-versed in many things: international relations, economics, education policy, immigration. But what about race?...

Longtime civil rights activist Dr. Benjamin Chavis has this to say about people who complain they’re tired of protest marches...

Chanting with enough power and confidence to put U.S. Army recruits to shame, the 11- and 12-year-old students at Hawthorn Leadership School for Girls this morning (August 17) yelled, “We are Hawthorn.”...