Despite numerous requests to be transferred, North Carolina continues to hold Kanautica Zayre-Brown, a trans woman,…

Despite record low unemployment and higher wages than in the past, substantial barriers to homeownership continue to…

Chicago is poised to elect its first black woman mayor as two candidates, Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle, will…

In a disappointing but not altogether surprising left-turn that soured one of the most inclusive, entertaining Oscar…

Justin Fairfax, Virginia’s embattled Lieutenant Governor—though, let’s be real, ‘embattled’ applies to damn near…

There were decades of allegations. There was a criminal trial on charges of child pornography. There were hashtag…

Kanautica Zayre-Brown is a woman. Kanautica Zayre-Brown was convicted of a crime. Kanautica Zayre-Brown ought to be…

In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution limits the ability of state and local police…

A U.S. Coast Guard Lieutenant and self-identified white nationalist is expected to appear before a judge Thursday…

Black Lives Matter protests broke out in at least five different cities in Brazil last weekend following the death…

Tired: Columbus Day. Wired: Indigenous People’s Day. At least, according to Democratic presidential contender,…

In what continues to be a truly wild February for the books, the publisher of a small-town Alabama paper published…

In a posh ballroom overlooking Central Park on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, a hushed roomful of state and local…

Donald Trump may not have gotten his wall on the U.S./Mexico border, but a new bill approved by Congress yesterday…

Up until last year, I had three pairs of bras in my regular rotation—none of which fit very well. My favorite one, a…

The family of a 9-year-old Chicago boy has filed a civil complaint against the city’s Board of Education for their…

Well, 2019 is really showing us some things.

A Brooklyn detention center that went several days without heat or light during last week’s polar vortex had its…

Three Chicago police officers caught on video tasing a 16-year-old female student and punching her at a school in…

Every day is a good day to show Rihanna appreciation, but on Monday, it was Colin Kaepernick’s turn.