A first-of-its-kind analysis by ProPublica shows that the suits are far more common in black communities than white ones.

A new video from the Equal Justice Initiative sets out to explain how the myth of racial difference that was created to sustain American slavery persists today. Slavery did not end in 1865, it evolved.

When Martin Luther King Jr. died he was in the midst of planning a campaign to help the poor. "It is criminal to have people working on a full-time basis and a full-time job getting part-time income," King said.

Expanding on a chat Bill did with viewers in January, he offers his views on the Oscar-nominated film and his recollections of President Lyndon B. Johnson from 1965.

While much of our "national discussion" of race is a shoutfest, Bill's taken a different approach to a tough subject.

"It’s simply no longer fashionable to use the racist language of savagery to describe, imagine and stereotype Native American peoples as different and alien from the rest of us here in America."

Our timeline shows how modern concepts of American Indian rights continue to stem from outdated models of thought.

Today, South Africa's healing process is a beacon of hope for the United States.

Who are the new Dylans, Public Enemys, Simones and De La Rochas of 2014?

The celebrated Nigerian author says that when she moved to the US, she initially pushed back on identifying as black. She explains why.