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Black Lives Matter Activist Deray McKesson Enters Baltimore Mayoral Race
The decision marks a new development in the lifespan of BLM, which since its inception has rallied against establishment politics and the status quo.
Inside the Manic Life and Work of Bob Marier, Rob Ford's Sobriety Coach
In our documentary 'Rob Ford's Sobriety Coach: Inside the Manic Life and Work of Bob Marier,' we spent time with Marier to get an inside look at his unique process.
This Punk Named Bim Is Running for Mayor of Portland
What started as a joke has blossomed into a full-on campaign aimed towards preserving the city's artists and creative class.
New York Just Committed $2.6 Billion to Housing the Homeless
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio wants to build 15,000 new housing units for the homeless over the next 15 years, but it won't help families living in shelters.
Salt Lake City Just Elected Its First Gay Mayor
Jackie Biskupski is now the second woman ever to hold the city's top office, and the first lesbian.
The Houston Equal Rights Ordinance Has Been Repealed After a Year of Conservative 'Rebranding'
Bigots won big in Houston last night.
How Houston Is Being Duped by Bigoted Zealots
After learning that Houston was one of the only cities in the country without an Equal Rights Ordinance, Mayor Annise Parker fought to get one on the books. Now she's fighting even harder to keep it there.
A Western Australian Town Is Taking Marriage Equality Into Its Own Hands
This week Port Hedland announced it would endorse a Relationship Declaration Register to recognize the town's same-sex couples.
Venice's Mayor Wants to Ban the Gay Pride Parade — But Says He's Not Homophobic
Brugnaro had earlier moved to ban 49 books that he said contained references to homosexuality or same-sex marriage from the city's preschool and primary school libraries.
Talking Heads: The Murder of the Young in Mexico
VICE News sat down with Alma Guillermoprieto to discuss how systemic corruption and an ill-conceived war on drugs has created an anarchic setting for indiscriminate violence in Mexico.
DoJ to Launch Federal Investigation into Baltimore Police Department After Freddie Gray's Death
Newly Appointed attorney general Loretta Lynch announced the federal civil rights inquiry in a press conference on Friday to probe whether or not a pattern or practice of abuse exists within the force.