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WASHINGTON (AP) — At 106 years old, she’s seen more than a dozen presidents come and go, but Virginia McLaurin…
Virginia McLaurin, an energetic 106-year-old black woman, just couldn’t seem to stop dancing for joy during her meeting with President…
It is very ironic that the obstructionism the GOP is proposing in hopes of preserving the next Supreme Court appointee for a Republican president is the…
As a black feminist, February marks the beginning of my two favorite cultural awareness months of the year: Black History Month…
CHICAGO (AP) — A white Chicago police officer who fatally shot a black 19-year-old college student and accidentally killed a…
BALTIMORE (AP) — Civil rights advocate DeRay Mckesson has joined the field seeking the Democratic nomination for mayor of Baltimore.…
Wednesdays are #WCW; that’s Woman’s Crush Wednesdays for those reading this piece who are social media-challenged. In true romantic form,…
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court is grappling with the constitutionality of prayers at local council meetings for…
Authorities say shots were fired Tuesday during the arrest of members of an armed group that has occupied a federal…
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Actress Gabrielle Union is taking aim at Stacey Dash after the Fox News contributor last…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Monday he will ban the use of solitary confinement for juvenile and low-level…
The water crisis in Flint, Michigan is more than just a natural disaster or a series of unfortunate, environmental events…
DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — An Atlanta area grand jury has indicted a police officer who fatally shot an unarmed naked…
On a picturesque autumn day in the White House Rose Garden in 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed the Martin Luther…
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Blunt-spoken Republican Gov. Paul LePage said out-of-state drug dealers are impregnating “young white” girls, and his…
LAS VEGAS — Las Vegas police are investigating an allegation of battery against R&B singer Chris Brown. Lt. Jeff Goodwin…
LONDON (AP) — A British judge has sentenced a husband and wife who kept a man as a slave for…
ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy Carter’s grandson said Sunday that no cancer was detected the last time the former president underwent…
ATLANTA (AP) — Police say a woman accused of posing as a nurse and giving hospice care to Bobbi Kristina…
CHICAGO (AP) — Hundreds of pages of documents released by Chicago officials show police officers depicting a starkly contrasting narrative…