Donald Trump wants to clear a few things up. He has not insulted blacks or Asians. He is not Islamophobic. He has many Muslim friends. He is the least racist person Don Lemon knows. And he is going to win the African-American vote. Or so he said during an interview Wednesday on CNN Tonight With…

Hundreds of protesters took to Chicago’s streets Wednesday, blocking traffic and reportedly attempting to storm business buildings while calling for Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s resignation. The protest came just hours after the mayor, during a special Chicago City Council meeting, publicly apologized for the 2014 shooting death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald by a police officer, Newsweek…

A Delaware police officer, who was caught on video kicking a black suspect in the face and breaking his jaw, was acquitted of assault Tuesday after a three-day deliberation by a Delaware jury.    According to ABC 6, jurors deliberated 16 hours a day for three days before acquitting Dover Police Cpl. Thomas Webster IV,…

Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James has inked a lifetime deal with Nike, ensuring that once his playing days are over, the apparel company will sell his image and brand forever. While insiders are sure that Michael Jordan has some kind of extended deal with Nike, according to ESPN, this is the first time the fitness-apparel…

Mario Woods, 26, was fatally shot by San Francisco police Wednesday. Woods reportedly was wielding a knife in the city’s Bayview neighborhood when several officers opened fire. His death was captured on video, and a 15-second clip of the moment before the shooting has been circulated online. On Monday, San Francisco’s police chief, Greg Suhr,…

Updated Monday, Dec. 7, 12:10 p.m. EST: U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced Monday that the Justice Department has launched a civil rights investigation into the Chicago Police Department following the fatal police shooting of Laquan McDonald.  The investigation will determine whether the 17-year-old’s shooting death was an isolated incident or the latest development in…

President Barack Obama sought to soothe public fears during a televised address Sunday evening, in which he declared last week’s shooting in San Bernardino, Calif., an act of terrorism and assured viewers that the United States will overcome these types of threats. He also urged the public not to give in to fear-based reactions. “The…

A tense standoff between protesters and Chicago police reportedly led to a 15-minute shoving match between the two groups that ended with five protesters, including activist Malcolm X. London, getting arrested. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, protesters began gathering on Chicago streets shortly after video footage showing Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke, 37, fatally…

Jay Darshane, the district manager for a Chicago Burger King, confirmed to NBC Chicago that on Oct. 20, 2014, shortly after Laquan McDonald was shot 16 times by a Chicago police officer, four cops entered the store and asked to see security footage. Darshane says he gave the officers the passcode to the footage and…

Minneapolis police arrested three white men Tuesday in connection with a Monday-night shooting that left five Black Lives Matter protesters wounded. According to the New York Daily News, police arrested a 23-year-old man in Bloomington, a suburb outside Minneapolis, around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. A 26-year-old man and a 21-year-old man turned themselves in around 2:30…