Houston Chronicle reporter Joy Sewing reveals her family's connection to Juneteenth and sharecropping, sharing her uncle's journey from poverty to becoming a successful bank owner.

Juneteenth is a sacred celebration of the end of slavery. But true economic justice is the unfinished business of civil ...

Juneteenth represents freedom but also speaks to Black ownership. This analysis traces Black wealth from emancipation to ...

The Supreme Court is in the homestretch of a term that has lately been dominated by the Trump administration’s emergency ...

Criticism of the FCC’s enforcement procedures has come from all corners. Commissioner Nathan Simington recently published an ...

Attorneys representing the families of more than three dozen people killed or injured in what officials called a “catastrophic failure” filed the lawsuit.

Dogged by unpaid taxes and water bills, indebted Brooklynites describe their struggles — and say new exemptions don’t help ...

GEORGE FLOYD’S UNCLE, SELWYN JONES, WAS THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER HERE, REACTING IN REAL TIME AS WE TOLD HIM THE NEWS THAT THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT WILL DROP POLICE REFORM AGREEMENTS WITH THE CITY OF ...

A Department of Justice report found that the Phoenix Police Department systematically used unlawful force and violated the rights of various groups. With the DOJ investigation shelved, the ...

Grant Blankenship GPB News Two Black voters have joined the Department of Justice’s lawsuit against Houston County’s elections chair, which seeks to change the county’s method for elections.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a lawsuit against Houston County, Ga., alleging its process for electing its board of commissioners violates Black voters’ rights. The county uses an at ...

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a lawsuit against Houston County, Ga., alleging its process for electing its board of commissioners violates Black voters’ rights.