Judge John Hancock kept his half-brothers in bondage until Juneteenth in 1865. He educated his own half-Black son who became ...

Segregation was an impetus for me. It was my life. It's my lived experience,” said Ninth Circuit Judge Johnnie Rawlinson. “No ...

Segregation was an impetus for me. It was my life. It's my lived experience,” said Ninth Circuit Judge Johnnie Rawlinson. “No ...

San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria on Friday announced he is abandoning the proposed homeless mega-shelter on Kettner & Vine. A ...

February is Black History Month, a time to earn more about the history of African Americans. It was founded by the ...

The ongoing legal challenges to President Trump's order highlight the complexities of constitutional interpretation ...

Trump’s inauguration week order was already on temporary hold nationally because of a separate suit brought by four states in ...

The Racial Justice Act allowed people to challenge their death sentences if they could demonstrate race played a role in ...

In 1966 Louis A. Bedford (left) joined other municipal court judges in taking the oath of office. He became the first African-American judge in Dallas' history.(City of Dallas archives ...

A federal judge on Wednesday ordered a second temporary ... Civil War to ensure citizenship for former slaves and free African Americans. It states: “All persons born or naturalized in the ...