Civil unrest

A group of Native Hawaiian activists are preparing to march through downtown Chicago on Monday to protest Aloha Poke Co.

According to Madison County officials, they received a report of a suspected robber in the area where Amanda Renfroe and her husband were reportedly pulled over. Amanda and her husband of 10 years, Michael Renfroe, were driving home from a camping trip on Old Natchez Trace Road, when she said they decided to turn around...a decision that will haunt Amanda for the rest of her life.

A celebration was held in Jackson Thursday as a historical marker is unveiled at the home of slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers.

The family of Keeven Robinson is outraged after learning the coroner ruled his death a homicide. 

The Mississippi Rising Coalition and three coast residents are suing the City of Ocean Springs over its decision to fly the Mississippi state flag saying it violates the Fair Housing Act and the Fourteenth Amendment.

The man accused of driving his car into a crowd of protesters back in August and killing one person will make his next court appearance.

Caddo commissioners voted Thursday afternoon to pass the resolution to remove the Confederate monument outside the Caddo Courthouse

LSU will change the name of Raphael Semmes Road which runs in front of the Student Union. The road was named after a confederate officer.  

While some say it's a great idea, others say the change is trivial.

A Midlands dad is taking his kids out of a private school in Columbia because school officials won’t let him display the Confederate flag on his truck while on school property.

Kenneth Gleason is charged with two counts of first-degree murder and other charges in connection with the apparently random deadly shootings of two black men in Baton Rouge last week, authorities said Tuesday.

The Sons of Confederate Veterans were one of about 200 groups participating in the parade.

Confederate statues and monuments across the country are coming down. Officials at Beauvoir said the statues would be welcomed at the last home of Jefferson Davis with open arms.

Two very different groups joined forces outside Charleston City Hall Tuesday to send a unified call for peace and civil conversations amid racial tensions.

Three new lawsuits have been filed on behalf of more than a dozen demonstrators who took part in protests after last year's officer-involved shooting that left Alton Sterling dead. Two journalists who were arrested during the demonstrations are also listed as plaintiffs in the lawsuits.

More witnesses for the prosecution will take the stand Friday in the Ray Tensing murder trial. 

A legal analyst says Michael Slager is "definitely" going to receive a fairly substantial sentence following his guilty plea in federal court in the shooting death of Walter Scott. 

The Washington Post, along with the Associated Press, The New York Times, and CBS, are reporting the Department of Justice (DOJ) has decided not to bring charges against the Baton Rouge police officers involved in the death of Alton Sterling. WAFB has not been able to independently confirm the report.

The family of the man fatally shot by a former North Charleston police officer in 2015 said justice has come after Michael Slager pleaded guilty to a federal charge in the fatal shooting of Walter Scott. 

Earlier this month, in the wake of two black men being shot and killed by police, Cleveland Browns running back Isaiah Crowell posted a controversial illustration to social media. He is still apologizing for that post.

A Phenix City Taco Bell employee has been fired for allegedly refusing service to two Lee County Sheriff's deputies, the chain's corporate spokesperson said.