by October Gallery
AVENTURA,The Western District of Texas welcomed its newest judge Friday to a San Antonio seat that has been vacant for more than a decade. Chief U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia…
TWO FOR-PROFIT prison companies have lost major contracts in Denver over their work in immigrant detention, as backlash to President Donald Trump’s immigration policy continues to mount. The stunning $10.6…
After his second stint in prison — two years on possession of drugs with intent to sell — Andre Chesson needed a job. It had been around a decade since…
On May 13, 1985, at approximately 5:28 p.m., two, one-pound bombs were dropped onto a house at 6221 Osage Avenue. The bombs were dropped from about 60 feet above the…
There are a lot of explanations for the apparent gap in IQ test scores of white Americans and Americans of color. Some experts point to things like bias in the…
This week, leaked FBI documents obtained by The Young Turks, revealed that “Black identity extremists” are now considered to be among the agency’s top counterterrorism priorities during this current administration.…
INDIANAPOLIS – It’s been 20 years, and Shawn Parrish still doesn’t understand. How could someone kill Ricky Byrdsong? “He was a great man,” Parrish said. “You don’t really think about…
What’s it like to become an art-world star at age 85? Sam Gilliam says that after six decades quietly building his reputation, the spotlight feels strange: “My thing is, I’m…
AVENTURA, FLA. – THE leader of the nation’s largest organization of physicians and medical students stressed this week that gun violence in America should be treated as a major public…
The artist Kara Walker has created an instantly iconic portrait of the recently deceased author Toni Morrison for the cover of The New Yorker magazine. The portrait, shared by the…