The family of a New Jersey teen who was shot multiple times by police said that he was unarmed and trying to run from officers, NJ.com reports. Radazz Hearns, who, family members say, suffered seven gunshot wounds, is currently in stable condition at the Capital Health Regional Medical Center in Trenton, N.J. He was shot…

Ta-Nehisi Coates’ latest book, Between the World and Me, has earned widespread praise across the U.S., with many nodding at Coates’ unforgiving examination of race in America. A Dutch newspaper decided that the best way to present a review of said book was to slap the headline “Nigger, Are You Crazy?” on the view, accompanied…

This Wisconsin resident really seems to take issue with the Confederate flag. Tajaun Boatner was arrested last week after he allegedly shoved past a woman and barged into her home to remove the controversial flag that was hanging inside, the Daily Mail reports. Boatner had reportedly spoken before to the woman, asking her to take down…

Hillary Clinton unveiled a “New College Compact”—a $350 billion proposal—as part of her 2016 presidential platform this week, promising to ease the cost of higher education and, in the same breath, reduce student debt. In the broader proposal, Clinton proposes that states “will have to step up … by maintaining current levels of higher education…

A Tennessee mother is questioning the freedom students have to openly display the Confederate flag while on a high school campus, WKRN-TV reports. The mother, who is black and wants to remain unidentified, contacted the news station because she was concerned about her son’s safety at Stewarts Creek High School in Smyrna, Tenn. According to…

The United States and Cuba are reconciling. And even though the mend in the battered relationship is still in its beginning stages, American fugitives who have been granted political asylum in Cuba are worrying about their future. Charlie Hill, who told CBS News that he still considers himself a “revolutionary,” is one of those fugitives,…

Republican presidential contender Donald Trump is not known for backing down … to anyone about anything. So “the Donald” was quite shocked when Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) did not protest when protesters affiliated with Black Lives Matter took over a political rally at which Sanders was scheduled to address supporters. Not I,…

“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…

Two Mississippians were arrested over the weekend at an airport and charged with attempting to aid the Islamic State group, CNN reports. Authorities accused Muhammad Oda Dakhlalla and Jaelyn Delshaun Young of planning to travel to Syria to join the notorious terrorist organization, often referred to by the acronym ISIS.  According to CNN, Dakhlalla and…