The cost of being in prison is not just the loss of your freedom, but also the debt you accumulate behind bars.

Ta-Nehisi Coates: "What clearly cannot be said is that violence—like nonviolence—sometimes works."

You think of yourself as a person who strives to be unprejudiced, but you can't control these split-second reactions.

Historian Khalil Gibran Muhammad argues that the grand jury decisions are the predictable outcomes of a criminal justice system doing exactly what it was meant to do.

A look at some of the analysis since last night's grand jury decision.

It’s not just Ferguson — here’s how the system protects police.

Of the thousands of words written about Obama's order, most have dealt with the politics of the issue, not the humanity behind it.

Twelve retail chains, including Kmart, will be open on Thanksgiving, requiring millions of people to work on the holiday.

The artist/activist illustrates the story of Brown's death and the activism that it inspired.

There are two sides of Detroit; the rich and protected, and the poor and abandoned.