Race

The Justice Department has charged Travis McMichael, his father Gregory McMichael and their neighbor William "Roddie" Bryan with hate crimes and attempted kidnapping of the 25-year-old.

Two women central to efforts to get the NFL team to drop its offensive name say the name change marks an end to a dark chapter that celebrated a harmful stereotype. And yet, their fight isn't over.

Brian Flores, the recently-fired coach of the Miami Dolphins, dropped an explosive lawsuit this week against the NFL — alleging systemic racism and attempted bribery.

A University of Alabama building will share the names of a Klan leader and its first Black student

President Biden pledged to put a Black woman on the Supreme Court, which some Republicans say is discrimination. The situation shows how the parties view representation substantively and politically.

Travis McMichael on Friday reversed his plan to plead guilty in the federal case days after a judge rejected terms of a plea deal that was met with passionate objections by Ahmaud Arbery's parents.

The ex-head coach of the Miami Dolphins alleges racial discrimination in his suit against the NFL. The ultimate goal is change – even if he gets blackballed in the process, Flores tells NPR.

McMichael and his son Travis had agreed to plead guilty in return for serving time in a federal prison instead of a state one in a deal rejected by a judge after Arbery's parents objected to it.

Alphonso David also said during contract negotiations HRC board members "acknowledged" that he was severely underpaid in comparison to his white predecessor "because of his race."