A Wisconsin man who used profanity on a police department Facebook page hasreceived a $35,000 settlement, ending a lawsuit against the police who arrested and charged him with criminal use of a computer.

Thomas Smith, a Village of Arena, Wisconsin, resident, was arrested after posting “Fuck…

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You’ll always find positive vibes in the Caribbean, but the celebratory mood is nothing short of infectious during big hooplas like Carnival. If the crowds scare you, though, we have good news: There are a handful of lesser-known but just as amazing festivals across the islands. While most happen over summer,…

A faux pas involving a stroller-pushing white guy and a jogging white guy erupted into privilege warfare in Downtown Brooklyn this week. As the unhinged jogger put it: "The only reason white people like you are living here is because I settled this f****** neighborhood for you!" That is what we in the biz call the money shot.

Considering the magnitude of the jogger's rage, you'd think the stroller-pusher messed up…

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The sheriff could "throw the whole thing in the trash."

WALLER COUNTY, TEXAS - On July 13, Sandra Bland, a 28-year-old black woman, was found dead in her jail cell in Waller County, Texas, three days after being arrested over a traffic stop gone wrong. Sheriff Glenn Smith, who oversees the county jail and had been fired from a previous job after allegations of…

Police brutality and prison abuse and neglect are at the forefront of the public’s conscience in America as of late, and with good reason. These days, it seems getting stopped or arrested for something as simple as violating a traffic law can result in death, as it did in the now infamous case of Sandra Bland in Texas, and so many others. The latest victim of this broken, inhumane system is …

Brandon Ball, 32, and his friends Dan Scarbrough, 42, and Ken Piggee, 43, all African American, say they were told to pay a $20 cover charge to enter a Houston club, then watched as several white clubgoers entered for free.

Three African-American lawyers say Gaslamp, a swanky lounge in Houston, demanded they pay $20 to enter while white patrons…

Officer Lombardo (center) making an arrest during an Occupy Wall Street march (photo courtesy Stacy Lanyon)

Since the peak of Occupy Wall Street in the fall of 2011, New York activists have become…

In August of 2014, an unarmed 18-year-old boy named Michael Brown was killed by a police officer named Darren Wilson.

Like many in America, that day truly changed my life forever. That day the world shifted a bit and started rotating in a slightly different direction. The winds changed and since that day we have seen some pretty…