Renowned poet, author, and activist Nikki Giovanni dies at 81 after a recent diagnosis of lung cancer. Her legacy will live ...

The new Ochsner site will contribute to uncovering additional genes as well as examine health disparities and care access for ...

Discover the untold stories of African American bravery in WWII, from the Tuskegee Airmen to Montford Point Marines, and ...

In their remaining days of state control, Michigan Democrats are pushing legislation they say would make history curriculums ...

Five years after Evanston became the first municipality in the nation to pass a reparations ordinance, leaders of the effort ...

After President Biden granted clemency to his son, many are urging him to do the same for others facing more severe ...

On International Human Rights Day, the ACLU is advocating for a long-sought after reparatory justice to end the continued ...

Spread the loveThe struggle against racism and inequality has taken center stage in the last year or two. Due to police brutality and other heinous instances, the sufferings endured by people of color ...

Californians are living longer and the state’s aging population has forced policymakers to focus more on the growing ranks of ...

A man who was born into slavery in Virginia went on to pastor at the very first Baptist Church for African Americans in ...

Historians believe that people from the southern African nation of Angola accounted for one of the largest numbers of ...