Equity and Inclusion

Home openers began this week in an unconventional way, and the Tampa Bay Rays used their Opening Day to share a message.

Yankees, Nationals, Giants and Dodgers players and staff knelt before the national anthem at season openers in support for the Black Lives Matter movement.

Rather than the traditional bench area, players and coaches will sit in chairs 6 feet apart near the court.

The Trump administration is facing growing pushback — in the courts and on the streets — to sending federal agents to Portland, Oregon, and potentially other Democratic-led cities.

Major League Baseball hasn't always been at the forefront of the social justice movement in recent years, with leagues like the NBA and NFL usually taking center stage.

Kapler and several of his players knelt during the national anthem before their 6-2 exhibition victory against the Oakland Athletics.

A new poll on race relations in the U.S. shows that a clear majority believe the country has a racism problem.

St. Louis’ top prosecutor told The Associated Press on Monday that she is charging a white husband and wife with felony unlawful use of a weapon for displaying guns during a racial injustice protest outside their mansion.

The retailer said that while the names "may have been rooted in a lighthearted attempt at inclusiveness, we recognize that it may now have the opposite effect."

The woman accused of vandalizing the Black Lives Matter mural in Midtown Manhattan appears to have struck again, vandalizing murals in Harlem and Brooklyn Saturday night.

The Pentagon is banning displays of the Confederate flag on military installations, using a carefully worded policy that doesn’t mention the word ban or that specific flag.

The NYPD is investigating what appears to be vandalism of the Black Lives Matter mural painted last week outside Trump Tower.

The Washington Redskins will officially retire the team's name and logo, according to a statement by the team.

Officials say the plan came about after widespread discussion with students, alumni, and community members and it will focus on two broad areas.

The U.S. Navy announced its first Black female Tactical Aircraft pilot Thursday.

Edu feels that the lack of representation within the league and the world of American sports in general has been an issue many have turned a blind eye to for too long.

Protesters who have clashed with authorities in Portland, Oregon, are not just facing off with local police.