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Laquan McDonald shooting video: Hundreds of protesters take to Chicago streets
Scores of demonstrators chanted "16 times" referring to the number shots fired by officer.
Freddie Gray trial: Jury in Officer William Porter trial to be anonymous but not sequestered
A Baltimore judge also ruled on over a dozen motions ahead of Porter's trial, set to begin on 30 November.
US: Two arrested in Minneapolis over 'white supremacist' shooting as police hunt further suspects
Black Lives Matter Minnesota said the attack was 'an act of domestic terrorism'.
Donald Trump: Waterboarding Isis and roughing up a Black Lives Matter activist
The Republican presidential candidate told ABC, 'I think waterboarding is peanuts compared to what they'd do to us.'
Black Lives Matter: Barack Obama makes first public statement on movement [video]
US president called it a 'legitimate issue' during discussion on criminal justice issues.
Conservative site accuses Black Lives Matter activist Shaun King of pretending to be mixed race
Morehouse Oprah Scholar hits back at Breitbart saying he has 'never lied about' his race.
Ferguson: Police shoot gunman Tyrone Harris on anniversary of Michael Brown's death [Photo report]
Anniversary of 18-year-old Michael Brown's death in Ferguson, Missouri, began with a solemn march in his honour and ended in chaotic scenes.
Ferguson anniversary: Powerful photos of protests over police shooting of unarmed black teen Michael Brown
Michael Brown's death sparked months of sometimes violent protests and spurred the "Black Lives Matter" movement.
Sandra Bland arrest video: Texas police release new, unaltered dashcam footage
Police in Texas released the new video a day after the original following growing speculation it was altered.
US: How did Sandra Bland really die in police custody?
Police state it was suicide by hanging, but family and friends argue she would never take her own life.
Anonymous Million Person March demands lowering of the Confederate flag after Charleston massacre
Cyber-activist group planning protest in South Carolina with Occupy and Black Lives Matter to force removal of the Confederate flag.
Charleston church to reopen for Sunday services 4 days after killing of 9 African-Americans
Mother Emanuel AME Church to reopen, New York pastor Norvel Goff to lead services.
Charleston grieves for victims of church shooting as prayers held across US
Vigils held across the US for those who died in Dylann Roof's church attack in South Carolina.
The Rachel Dolezal story: One woman's journey from white to black in an America obsessed by race
Rachel Dolezal's story sheds a strange light on America's obsession with race and skin colour.
Cleveland: Protests erupt after acquittal of police officer over deaths of 2 unarmed suspects
Michael Brelo found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter in connection with fatal shooting in 2012.
Freddie Gray: Baltimore prosecutor Marilyn J Mosby faces criticism after charging 6 officers over death
Baltimore's chief prosecutor faces a backlash after charging six police officers over the Freddie Gray's death.
Freddie Gray death: Why did Baltimore police make unexplained stop during arrest?
Police Commissioner Anthony Batts announced on 30 April that their investigation was completed a day earlier than expected.
Baltimore riots: Decades of inequality and mistrust in a tale of two cities [Photo report]
Baltimore is two cities: the crime-ridden area from The Wire, and a gleaming city on the waterfront.
Baltimore Riots 2015: Boston rally for protesters planned for 29 April
The event, which is being organised by Mass Action Against Police Brutality on Facebook, is set to take place in front of the Boston Police Department Headquarters.
Michael Brown's family files wrongful death lawsuit against city of Ferguson, Missouri, and its ex-police chief
The lawsuit also names former Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson and former Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson as defendants.
Volunteer Oklahoma police officer Robert Bates who killed suspect hands himself in
Reserve deputy faces manslaughter charge over shooting of African American Eric Harris
FBI investigating death of Chicago teen Laquan McDonald shot 16 times by police
The officer who shot the 17-year-old has been placed on desk duty while the investigation is ongoing.
FBI investigating 10 California police officers filmed beating Francis Pusok
FBI to investigate 10 deputies who were filmed beating a suspect who lay on the ground.
Ferguson on high alert after shooting of two police officers
Police call incident an 'ambush' by protesters as the two injured officers are out of hospital.
US: Police officer shoots dead naked unarmed black man in Atlanta
Victim suspected of mental illness as he was acting erratic when shooting took place.
Los Angeles police shoot dead homeless man in dramatic video
In video uploaded to Facebook, five shots heard as victim is identified as 'Africa'.
Martin Luther King Day 2015: We need to affirm that Black Lives Matter
Deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner remembered on MLK Day on Monday 19 January.
Dontre Hamilton death: Federal enquiry in to Milwaukee police shooting
Possible civil rights violations in Dontre Hamilton's death to be probed.
The most powerful Eric Garner protest signs: I can't breathe, black lives matter
Crowds of protesters took to the streets of New York and other US cities for a second night.
Eric Garner chokehold death: Protests across US after police officer Daniel Pantaleo is cleared
Protests erupt after a white police officer was cleared in the chokehold death of Eric Garner.