Posts in category Civil Rights

By JESSE J. HOLLAND and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON – Black history officially has a new, prominent place in America’s story. With hugs, tears …

CHARLENE CROWELL When it comes to consumer complaints on credit and lending, debt collection generates more criticism than any other industry. This $13 billion industry …

ROGER CALDWELL There is something wrong in America when black youth are throwing rocks, bricks, and bottles at a police force that have weapons of …

LUCIUS GANTT Colin Kaepernick is getting hate far and wide because of his response to questions about why he did not rise during the playing …

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI – NBA players are being urged to reach out to league and union officials to try and come …

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON – Justice Department lawyers investigating police agencies for claims of racial discrimination and excessive force are increasingly turning up …

By PAUL HOLSTON Associated Press WASHINGTON – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his campaign are expressing ideas similar to those espoused by white supremacists, …

By GEORGE BRENNAN Cape Cod Times HYANNIS, Mass. – Jesse Barboza remembers looking at the photographs of American presidents on the wall of his teacher’s …

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON – To supporters, zero-tolerance policing has long represented a logical crime-fighting approach: Crack down on minor infractions before they …

By DANIEL C. HOUSTON Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma’s first black state senator, one of the state’s most prominent civil rights leaders, died at …