5 residents sue LAPD, Chief Michel Moore alleging damage from being misidentified as gang members
Five local residents sued the Los Angeles Police Department and its chief early Monday, alleging they were falsely classified by officers as gang members or associates, causing job losses and damage to their reputations.
Breonna Taylor to be honored on September cover of Oprah Winfrey’s O magazine
It will be the first time in 20 years that media mogul Oprah Winfrey will not be featured on the cover, according to the publication.
‘John Lewis will be a founding father of that fuller, fairer, better America,’ Obama says in eulogy
Former President Barack Obama called for the restoration and expansion of the Voting Rights Act when he delivered a passionate eulogy for his personal hero, Rep. John Lewis.
Double rainbow seen over steps of the Capitol where Rep. John Lewis lies in state
A vivid double rainbow appeared Tuesday evening over the steps of the U.S. Capitol building where the late Congressman John Lewis lies in state.
LA councilman wants to make Juneteenth official city holiday
Councilman Curren Price introduced a motion on Wednesday to establish Juneteenth, the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States, as a legal holiday in Los Angeles.
Former LAPD Chief Parks weighs in on LAPD's new community policing bureau
Former Los Angeles Police Department Chief Bernard C. Parks weighed in on LAPD's new community policing bureau during the FOX 11 News at 10 on Monday night.
LAPD expands community policing program
Los Angeles has created a new government bureau within its police department to help officers develop better relationships with the residents of the neighborhoods they serve, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Monday.
'Get the he-- out of the country': Mike Ditka slams NFL players who kneel during the national anthem
NFL Hall of Fame coach Mike Ditka reiterated his stance against kneeling during the national anthem, saying those who would do so could “get the hell out of the country.”
Rep. John Lewis lies in state at Capitol Rotunda, as lawmakers memorialize civil rights icon
Lawmakers memorialized Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., on Monday afternoon as his casket arrived at the U.S. Capitol building to lie in state on the third of six days of programs honoring the civil rights icon.
Culture Conversations: Tina Knowles-Lawson addresses voter suppression ahead of 2020 election
Culture Conversations is an engaging and informative FOX 11 digital program aimed at closely examining the issues that our nation is grappling with at this moment: race, inequality, justice, policing, political strength, and what these issues mean to our future.
California State University trustees approve mandate for ethics studies graduation requirement
The California State University Board of Trustees Wednesday approved the creation of an ethnic studies/social justice course requirement, despite objections that including "social justice" classes waters down the intent of the proposal.
NBA 'Black Lives Matter' court display, socially distanced layout unveiled
Rather than the traditional bench area, players and coaches will sit in chairs 6 feet apart near the court.
California State University trustees to vote on ethnic studies graduation requirement
Trustees of California State University, the nation’s largest four-year public university system, are expected to vote Wednesday on making ethnic studies a graduation requirement.
Ex-Justice Department lawyer will lead Elijah McClain probe
An investigation spurred by the death of a 23-year-old Black man after suburban Denver police stopped him last year will be led by a former Justice Department lawyer who oversaw its investigation of police in Ferguson, Missouri following the death of Michael Brown in 2014.
LA County approves plan to create antiracist policies, practices aimed at helping people of color
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously in support Tuesday of a strategic plan to craft antiracist policies and practices aimed at helping Black and other people of color in Los Angeles County.
San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler, players kneel during anthem
Kapler and several of his players knelt during the national anthem before their 6-2 exhibition victory against the Oakland Athletics.
Whole Foods sued by workers for barring BLM face coverings
Whole Foods Market discriminated against its employees when it barred them from wearing Black Lives Matter face coverings while on the job, according to a federal lawsuit filed Monday in Boston.
Thousands to walk off job to protest racial inequality from New York to Los Angeles
Organizers of a national workers strike say tens of thousands are set to walk off the job Monday in more than two dozen U.S. cities to protest systemic racism and economic inequality that has only worsened during the coronavirus pandemic.
Civil rights veteran Rev. C.T. Vivian dead at 95
The Rev. C.T. Vivian, a civil rights veteran who worked alongside the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and served as head of the organization co-founded by the civil rights icon, has died.
‘Black lives matter’ posters must hang in every San Francisco police station, over objection of union
Of note, the signs will not read: Black Lives Matter. They will have a lower case l and m, to read: Black lives matter.