(Reuters) - The Dallas Cowboys were ranked the world’s most valuable sports team for a fifth consecutive year according to an annual list published by Forbes yesterday that was dominated by National Football League

By MEENA VENKATARAMANAN The Texas Tribune The Austin Police Department released video footage Monday of the fatal police shooting of Mike Ramos, an unarmed Black and Latino man who was killed as he

Butler says no name on his jersey signifies he's no different than any other Black person. But ahead of tip-off against the Denver Nuggets on Saturday, Butler was asked to change his jersey. Referees cited league rules for asking Butler to

Study the past if you would define the future. -Confucius  Words are limited.  They are very often (even when we wish otherwise) inadequate to perfectly convey intent, context and meaning. The word unprecedented is bandied about quite a bit these days and as we are just beginning to stumble

Former President Barack Obama called the Senate filibuster rule a “Jim Crow Relic” and said it should end, especially if that’s what’s needed to pass legislation restoring a key provision of the Voting Rights Act. According toThe Hill, Obama made the remarks during his

After an unprecedented global pause due to the pandemic and the added challenge of combating civil injustice, Nike's new film 'You Can't Stop Us' instills hope into what promises to

By MARC H. MORIAL National Urban League “Although the court did not deny that voter discrimination still exists, it gutted the most powerful tool this nation has ever had to stop discriminatory voting

A new report is confirming what many experts have been saying for months. The COVID-19 pandemic is adversely impacting African Americans more than

At a time of great inequality of opportunity deepened by the COVID-19 crisis, The Education Trust-Midwest and a broad cross-section of business, civil rights and civic leaders today launched