Equity and Inclusion

Georgia House Speaker David Ralston told FOX 5 that he removed Representative Tommy Benton from his position as Chairman of the House Retirement Committee. The removal comes after comments Benton made in an interview on WJJC 1270 AM Radio about Lewis.

In this episode, Culture Conversation host Mimi Brown talks to Bree Newsome Bass who drew national attention when she climbed the flagpole in front of the South Carolina Capitol building and lowered the Confederate flag. We also hear how Our Black Party is improving the lives of Black people through political action.

The legendary country star recently spoke to Billboard about the racial tension in the United States and around the world, and voiced support for the Black Lives Matter movement.

The mayor of a small town in Virginia is being urged to resign following a Facebook post in which he claimed Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden "just announced Aunt Jemima" as his running mate.

The attorney general of Kentucky extended condolences to the family of Breonna Taylor this week, meeting with them for the first time since Taylor was fatally shot by police during a drug raid in March, according to reports.

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A Justice Department investigation finds that Yale University is illegally discriminating against Asian American and white applicants, in violation of federal civil rights law.

More than two months after protesters toppled the Christopher Columbus statue at the Minnesota State Capitol, the Ramsey County Attorney’s Office has filed charges against the man authorities believe organized the protest. 

Many say the NFL implementing the 'Black National Anthem' during week 1 of play is a shallow gesture towards equity and that there are more substantive measures that can be taken.

Trump has repeatedly called Kamala Harris “nasty” and has leaned into appeals that appear stuck in a fictionalized version of the 1950s.

FC Dallas got its season back underway Wednesday night at home in Frisco. But it was disrupted by fans who booed the players for kneeling during the national anthem.

Frank Nitty was detained in the Kosciusko County Jail located in Warsaw, Indiana Wednesday, Aug. 12 on a preliminary charge of disorderly conduct.

People who have been arrested since late May on non-violent misdemeanor charges during protests that have racked Oregon’s largest city for more than 70 days won’t be prosecuted.

For many Black women, Sen. Kamala Harris' selection as Joe Biden's running mate represents a full-circle moment after fighting for generations to have their voices heard and political aspirations recognized.