The Black-owned company City Fresh Foods has inked a historic $17 million contract with Boston Public Schools.
Activist and athlete Colin Kaepernick was awarded an honorary degree from Morgan State University.
Legendary songstress, actress and businesswoman Mary J. Blige has been named one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People of 2022.
The president of the Houston Police Officer's Union, Doug Griffith, defended the HPD officer who shot and killed Jalen Randle.
Photos are always a great way to tell a story, but if it’s a tragedy like Uvalde, Texas shooting, those…
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott pointed to gun violence in Chicago to deflect responsibility for the Uvalde school shooting in his…
The Uvalde school shooting investigation has shifted its focus to the police response that witnesses say left much to be…
Marjorie Taylor Greene and other Republicans defend guns in the wake of Salvador Ramos' mass shooting in Uvalde County.
Civil rights groups said Biden's executive order is important but will require a broader legislative effort to have true police…
If the Uvalde school shooting wasn't bad timing (to say the least), the upcoming NRA event in Texas where Gov.…
Black women are still facing unrelenting attacks on their fundamental rights and freedoms in America.
The six Atlanta police officers who were accused of battery and aggravated assault against two HBCU students during a 2020…
Bill Cosby's latest sexual assault case quietly began as a civil lawsuit claims he sexually abused 15-year-old Judy Huth in…
Georgia Republican gubernatorial candidate David Perdue said Stacey Abrams is "demeaning her own race" and should "go back where she…
When you think of the people from Australia, you rarely think of Black people, and for good reason; most of…
If passed, the bill would require prosecutors to provide "clear and convincing evidence” that a defendant’s creative expression, such as…
From statewide races like the lieutenant governor to several judicial seats, Georgia voters once again have an opportunity to choose…
NBA star Stephen Curry has completed his studies at Davidson College, 13 years after being drafted into the NBA.
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Brooklyn-bred mogul Jay-Z has invested in a Black-led finance app.
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Cayaba Care, a company that strives to eradicate maternal health disparities, has received $12 million in funding.
Former President Barack Obama has teamed up with Airbnb to launch a scholarship program for aspiring civic leaders.
Despite comprising over 40 percent of the U.S. population, people of color are only 18 percent of all state high…
Howard University has acquired a historic collection of photos by visionary Gordon Parks. The post Howard Acquires Historic Collection Of…
Generations of "correcting for race" in data have exacerbated the current crisis. The post GOP Senator Argues For Ignoring Black…
After nearly three months of silence on Griner, the Biden administration on May 3 declared that Griner had been “wrongfully…
Educator Claudia Walker’s children’s book ‘The ABCs of Black Wall Street’ celebrates the legacies of Tulsa’s Black entrepreneurial trailblazers. The…
Tops employee Latisha Rogers said a 911 dispatcher hung up when she reported the Buffalo shooting. The dispatcher is facing…
Martin County School District in Florida is investigating a photo at Hidden Oaks Middle School where white students spelled out…
Some survivors who escaped are now coming forward to share harrowing stories about the events that unfolded from inside the…
Black students at Coosa High School in Rome, Georgia, are suing the school district in a lawsuit claiming they were…
Two of Payton Grendon's extended family members, Sandra and Dave Komoroff, are blaming COVID-19 for his alleged racist shooting spree…
Charlottesville mother Melissa Riley is among other plaintiffs suing the Albemarle County School Board because she blames an anti-racism curriculum…
Black Feminist Future remains firm in a public campaign focused on the WNBA player to ensure her safe return sooner…
Tennis phenom Naomi Osaka is launching her own sports agency.
A television series inspired by Toni Morrison’s novel Sula is in the works.
The National Park Service is awarding $16.2 million in grants to preserve historic landmarks connected to the civil rights movement.
While in recent years the trajectory for graduating Black college students in the job market hadn’t been promising, the numbers…
Aaron Salter Jr., a 30-year veteran of the Buffalo Police department, is being remembered as "a hero" who prevented more…
The gunman who allegedly killed at least 10 people in a supermarket in a Black neighborhood in Buffalo left a…
A video posted online showed the man was being arrested with Buffalo Police guiding him into a car seemingly without…
Nearly seven decades after the U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954, the court’s…
Wiley College received a $300,000 gift from an anonymous donor to clear the student debt for the HBCU’s 2022 graduating…
Actress Viola Davis will be celebrated at the Cannes Film Festival for her pivotal contributions to the arts.
Businessman and philanthropist Robert F. Smith donated $15 million to his alma mater Cornell University to create pathways in STEM…
No matter how much Democrats claim to be a "big tent," Lee points to a problem with Black women being…
A Michigan councilwoman received major heat during a recent committee meeting after other members described her actions as unprofessional and…
Cedric “C.J.” Lofton was killed a day before his 18th birthday. He was suffering from a mental health crisis. He…
I’m facing two battles before me – my diagnosis and the fight for voting rights. I am convinced that they…
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