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Confederate Flag Debate Heats Up as Major Retailers Drop Merchandise From Shelves
Sears and Walmart have announced removal of Confederate flag merchandise from stores, while a Mississippi lawmaker has called for the emblem's removal from the state's flag.
Calls to Remove Confederate Flag Follow South Carolina Murders
The historically divisive flag is still flying high on the grounds of the state's capitol, in spite of the racially motivated killing of 9 black churchgoers on Wednesday.
Rachel Dolezal Resigns From NAACP Post Over Allegations She Posed as Black
The activist has resigned amid claims she misled people about her racial heritage, but said she was not "quitting" the movement for human rights.
Rachel Dolezal Just Resigned from the NAACP
Her statement says that "challenging the construct of race is at the core of evolving human consciousness."
Everything We Know So Far About That Lady Who Allegedly Pretended to Be a Black Civil Rights Leader
There's an awful lot to unpack here.
The Justice Department Says There's No Evidence of a Homicide in the Hanging Death of a Black Mississippi Man
The circumstances of Otis Byrd's death made headlines across the country in March, but authorities have concluded there was no foul play involved.
Why Did a Bomb Explode Outside an NAACP Office in Colorado?
On Tuesday morning, volunteers working at the Colorado Springs chapter of the NAACP heard a loud explosion outside the building that they said was powerful enough to knock items off the wall.
Someone Detonated a Homemade Bomb Beside the NAACP Office in Colorado Springs
The FBI has not yet determined whether the NAACP was the intended target of the bombing, which caused no casualties, but the explosion brought to mind past attacks against the civil rights group.
A KKK Member Is Starting a Racially Inclusive Klan Chapter in Montana
John Abarr says it’s time for the Klan to open its membership to all races to prove it’s not a white supremacy group.
In St. Louis, the Torch of the Civil Rights Struggle is Passed to a New Guard
Less than three months after Brown's death in Ferguson, with Officer Darren Wilson still free and unindicted, the anger of a moment has quickly evolved into a full-on movement.
Is Obedience the Only Way to Avoid Police Brutality?
People of color are getting so sick of police brutality that even some politicians now says it's time to stop being so obedient.
The Voting Rights Act Is Not Dead — But Texas Is Still Battling It Out in Court
Critics of Texas' voter ID law say it deliberately keeps blacks, Hispanics, and poor people away from the polls.