Iconic civil rights activist Amelia Boynton Robinson, who almost died while helping to lead the march from Selma to Montgomery, Ala., during “Bloody Sunday” in 1965, has passed away at the age of 104, her son, Bruce Boynton, confirmed to the Associated Press. Boynton Robinson was among the many individuals fighting for civil rights who…

Updated Wednesday, Aug. 26, 10:45 a.m. EDT: Authorities have identified the suspected shooter accused of killing two WDBJ7 employees early Wednesday morning, CNN reports.  “We do not know the motive. We do not know who the killer is,” WDBJ7 General Manager Jeff Marks said. “We do know the Franklin County sheriff … they are working…

Blackout for Human Rights, a collective of actors, artists and activists speaking out for justice, will be holding a one-day film festival, the first Blackout Music & Film Festival, in downtown Los Angeles Saturday. The festival, which organizers plan to host annually, will boast special film screenings, art installations, panel discussions and live musical performances…

“I don’t want to die in your cell.” Those were some of the last words Ohio mom Ralkina Jones spoke to Cleveland Heights police officers, a mere 15 hours or so before she was found dead in a jail cell, Cleveland.com reports. Jones, who died July 26, can be seen on body-camera footage talking candidly…

Editor’s note: This article has been updated with info about the cybersecurity firm ZeroFox. Civil rights activist DeRay Mckesson is a prominent voice on the ground and online—and according to Vice News, his social media presence has been the target of monitoring by the Department of Homeland Security. According to a report by the news…

A Texas woman says she was sexually assaulted after being subjected to a vaginal search by Harris County deputies, who suspected her of possessing marijuana, KTRK reports. Charnesia Corley, 21, said that she was driving to the store on June 21 to get something for her sick mother when she was pulled over by a…

A state of emergency in St. Louis County did not prevent a controversial patriot organization from adding to the tensions felt across Ferguson, Mo., early Tuesday. According to NBC News, members of the Oath Keepers—an organization consisting of former members of the military, police officers and first responders that pledge to “defend the Constitution against…

Activists at a peaceful protest were arrested at the office of the U.S. Department of Justice in St. Louis Monday as witnessed in Vines uploaded by Twitter user and activist DeRay McKesson. Protesters were apparently staging a sit-in, urging the DOJ to do its job in the face of police violence, and blocking off the…

An independent autopsy has concluded that Zachary Hammond, an unarmed white 19-year-old killed by a Seneca, S.C., police officer July 26 during a drug bust, was shot from the side, contradicting what the officer said led up to the fatal shooting, The Guardian reports. The officer claimed that the teen was driving the vehicle toward…

It’s been a year since now-former Ferguson, Mo., Police Officer Darren Wilson gunned down unarmed teen Michael Brown after an alleged confrontation. During that time, Wilson has had to think about his part in Brown’s death but apparently hasn’t given much thought to Brown as a person, according to an extensive profile in the New…