Black unemployment has surged to 7.2% in July—the highest rate since the COVID-19 pandemic began—sparking renewed concerns about economic...

Dr. Jaime Slaughter-Acey, an epidemiologist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, was devastated when she learned her $2.4...

President Donald Trump has escalated federal involvement in Washington, D.C.’s local crime response, following through on his threat to...

A new report from UC Berkeley’s Democracy Policy Lab reveals that Americans are deeply confused about the meaning of democracy and...

Louisiana's "Cancer Alley," a region between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, has been home to over 200 petrochemical plants that process a...

The Voting Rights Act (VRA) of 1965 was a crucial turning point in the U.S., designed to end racial discrimination in voting and ensure...

Former President Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Tuesday to demand that Washington, D.C. change its laws to allow children as young...

The White House is undertaking an extensive review of the Smithsonian Institution’s exhibitions, materials, and operations in preparation...

The Amistad Research Center, a vital institution preserving Black history in the U.S., is facing a major financial crisis after the Trump...

Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) leaders are demanding limits on immigration enforcement near schools after a 15-year-old boy...

Texas Democrats are raising alarms over Governor Greg Abbott’s push to redraw the state’s congressional maps—a move they argue is...

In a report by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics , in just three months, nearly 300,000 Black women have exited the U.S. labor force,...

A Buffalo-based steel galvanizing company, Frontier Hot-Dip Galvanizing, has agreed to pay $360,000 and implement sweeping changes to its...

Sgt. Mark Hanneman, the Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot Amir Locke during a 2022 no-knock raid, has been reassigned from his...

For the third consecutive legislative session, Wisconsin State Rep. Shelia Stubbs (D-Madison) is renewing her push to establish a task...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is eliminating the term “socially disadvantaged” from its programs, sparking concerns among...

The Trump administration has directed NASA to draft termination plans for two crucial satellite missions—Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2...

A routine screening saved one woman’s life. After a former smoker went in for a check-up, her doctor ordered a scan based on guidelines...

As Colorado celebrated Juneteenth, artist Rob Hill led a community mural project at Stanley Marketplace in Aurora to honor the holiday...

A federal appeals court has thrown out a lawsuit brought by eight Malian citizens who accused Hershey, Nestlé, and five other major cocoa...