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October 31, 2022
The new “Impact of Images” campaign includes the celebrated work of Black photographers and photojournalists from the civil rights and…
October 30, 2022
The clinic, set up in tents as a temporary way to serve people displaced by fighting, was founded in 2014.
October 30, 2022
The winning jackpot numbers on Saturday night were: white balls 19, 31, 40, 46, 57 and the red power ball…
October 30, 2022
Though lawmakers backed off the Sunday voting ban that was proposed, the bill shortened the time to request a mail ballot.
October 30, 2022
The State Department on Thursday ordered the families of U.S. embassy staffers in Abuja, Nigeria to leave due to fears…
October 30, 2022
The U.S. estimates hundreds of thousands of people may have been killed in the war marked by abuses on all…
October 30, 2022
A new scholarship program for students at historically Black colleges and universities bears the name of former Atlanta Mayor Andrew…
October 30, 2022
Kyrie Irving on Saturday defended his right to post whatever he believes after he was criticized for promoting a film…
A man stands at a voting drop box
October 29, 2022
The Mississippi Center for Justice wants to grant voting rights to thousands permanently banned as a result of felony convictions.
October 29, 2022
Only two Black politicians have ever been elected governor in the U.S. — Virginia’s Douglas Wilder and Deval Patrick of…
October 29, 2022
Gangs are believed to control some 60% of Port-au-Prince, raping women, children and men and setting homes on fire.
October 29, 2022
There was no immediate confirmation from Congolese authorities or the military on the reported seizure of two towns.
October 29, 2022
"We decided to go ahead with the march irrespective of the security and all that,” said the chair of Johannesburg…
October 29, 2022
In Memphis, where nearly 80% of students are poor, they lost the equivalent of 70% of a school year in…
October 29, 2022
Former President Barack Obama returned to the campaign trail Friday in Georgia, his first stop on a multi-state tour to…
October 29, 2022
Black Pumas singer Eric Burton botched the lyrics during “The Star-Spangled Banner” before Philadelphia and Houston took the field on Friday.
October 29, 2022
Singer-songwriter Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds said he was inspired to release a new project after reaching new fans in a 2020…
October 29, 2022
U.S. Rep Burgess Owens and Democratic challenger Darlene McDonald faced off in an untelevised debate on Friday ahead of the…
October 29, 2022
Mound Bayou, founded by formerly enslaved people, served as a staging ground for Emmett Till's mother and Black journalists covering…
October 29, 2022
Brooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai said Friday he is disappointed that Kyrie Irving promoted the film "Hebrews to Negroes: Wake…