Crump was selected as the grand Marshall for this year's Martin Luther King Parade. The Kingdom Day Parade is the world's Largest & Longest Running Life Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King.

Today would have been Sonya Massey’s 37th birthday. Instead of celebrating with cake and balloons, her family is reminded of ...

Massey was shot and killed in her home by a Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputy after she called to report a prowler. Tuesday night, the Sangamon County Board approved a $10 million settlement with her ...

Rev. Al Sharpton came to Altadena with lawyer Ben Crump on Feb. 6, honoring wildfire victims and exhorting residents to have ...

Tensions over the police-related shooting death of a 25-year-old man spilled over from the street into the Titusville City Council meeting Tuesday night, prompting the mayor to briefly leave the dais ...

The family of a woman fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy outside Springfield last year that sparked protests around the nation will receive $10 million in a settlement approved by the Sangamon County ...

After President Trump ordered a temporary freeze on civil rights litigation, the future of the DOJ's consent decrees with ...

The service at the First AME Church of Pasadena offered a moment for a those bonded by tragedy to honor the lives of Erliene Kelley, 84, Evelyn McClendon, 59, and Rodney Nickerson, 82 and recognize ...

PM this Tuesday, February 11, the Sangamon County Board will gather to hold its monthly meeting. Among nineteen main agenda ...

The $10 million to the Massey estate via the settlement is believed to be the single largest payout in Sangamon County ...

The attorneys for the family of Sonya Massey are speaking out after receiving a $10 million settlement from Sangamon County.