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February 26, 2023
In Chicago, some of the Democrats running for mayor are focusing on tough-on-crime policies as they debate how to make…
February 25, 2023
U.S. first lady Jill Biden said Friday that she feels a kinship with Africans during her sixth visit to the…
February 25, 2023
Mayor Eric Adams publicly thanked his brother for his role in his administration, now a little over a year old.
February 25, 2023
This week, Jennifer McClellan made history to become the first Black woman to be elected to Virginia’s 4th Congressional District.
February 25, 2023
Thomas was in his mid-40s and in his third year on the nation's highest court when he paid off the…
February 25, 2023
Lawmakers are urging the FDA to prevent both the marketing and sale of e-cigarette nicotine products to middle and high…
February 25, 2023
As the threat of climate change grows, particularly in Black communities, FEMA is working to prepare communities when disasters strike.
February 24, 2023
Emails and text messages detail how executives and on-air talent were willing to push election lies to keep viewers and…
February 24, 2023
From food shortages to higher costs for goods, countries in Africa are paying a heavy price for Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked…
February 24, 2023
After decades of stalling, reparations for slavery has received new interest amid a national reckoning over the police killing of…
February 24, 2023
White House correspondent April D. Ryan dives into the COVID-19 pandemic emergency status being lifted, the Ukraine war, and more.
February 24, 2023
Republican lawmakers in Texas said DEI initiatives, which benefit the historically disenfranchised, are "forbidden" and "illegal."
February 24, 2023
Algerian authorities on Thursday dissolved a decades-old pro-democracy group.
February 24, 2023
Nigeria's election commission said Thursday it now has received much of the cash it needs to carry out this weekend’s elections.
February 24, 2023
Baltimore officials will start developing a plan to reconnect Black neighborhoods by potentially demolishing a stretch of thoroughfare that displaced…