By speaking out, I’m working to persuade my fellow citizens of all political stripes that we can ― and must ― do better than ...

I’m deeply saddened to announce the passing of my father, Al Sharpton, Sr. Our relationship was complicated, but he was still my father,” the civil rights activist said.

Political freedom alone will not bring all the benefits. Only by uniting the nation can we achieve economic freedom, he says ...

Weaponizing ordinary communication devices represents a new development in warfare, and targeting thousands of Lebanese people using pagers, two-way radios and electronic ...

Palestinian authorities say 15 people were killed overnight in the Gaza Strip in multiple Israeli attacks. An airstrike early ...

A top United Nations official on Friday urged all countries with influence over Israel and Lebanese militant group Hezbollah "to leverage it now" to avoid an escalation of Middle East violence that ...

Columbia Peace & Justice Initiative hosted "A Night With Fred Gray" at Maury Hills Church to raise funds to erect a Thurgood Marshall statue.

Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris warned in an ad that Project 2025 would harm Black Americans at the voting booth. Is it accurate?

On Sept. 10, 42 state attorneys general endorsed a plan backed by the U.S. surgeon general to add warning labels to social ...

A high-powered U.N. advisory body says global governance of artificial intelligence is “imperative” and is urging the United ...

Vice President Harris and media mogul Oprah Winfrey sat down for an event in Michigan to discuss issues ranging from immigration to the economy, reproductive rights and gun violence prevention.

Heather Barr is associate director of the Women's Rights Division at Human Rights Watch. She has researched human rights in countries including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, Papua New ...