On June 14, a Senatobia Police officer fatally shot one-year-old Kohen Wiley after responding to a shoplifting call at a local Walmart.
National Watermelon Month celebrates a refreshing treat, but the history of the popular fruit reveals how a symbol of Black liberation and economic success was transformed into a racist caricature.
A study from Urban Institute found that more Americans are using credit cards and buy now, pay later services to pay for basic groceries.
We have officially passed the halfway mark of the WNBA's historic 30th season. Here are the biggest storylines and talking points right now.
A year ago this week, 18-year-old Saniyah Cheatham was found hanged in a New York jail cell under similarly dubious circumstances.
As soon as word of Graham’s death hit the political streets, Washington started the familiar work of embalming his reputation.
Judge Ashlee Cole, whose son was one of the people Nolan Wells was on July 4th, said on Facebook post that family has been receiving death threats.
In a statement posted along with the picture, Mitch McConnell said he was hospitalized due to a fall that left him "briefly unconscious."
A video shows the cop questioning the teen about why he was wearing his jacket with the hood up on a warm day, and then grabbing him.
The policy will require companies to make it just as easy for you to cancel your subscription as it was to start it in the first place.
Cyclospora, a parasite that causes severe diarrhea, has been spreading throughout the U.S., with over 1,000 cases reported in Michigan.
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There is a ghost roaming the halls of Pickens County Museum in South Carolina and his name is Willie Earle.
Morehouse Boxing Club is turning jabs and sparring into something bigger: a new way for young Black men to fight for themselves.
“Sincerely Brad”, an emotional film following a Black astronaut on the verge of an impactful mission, debuts on the nation’s Independence Day.
Sony announced that physical games will no longer be produced for PlayStation. The move affects both first-party and third-party games.
South Carolina Republicans tapped Lindsey Graham's sister, Darline Graham Nordone, to temporarily fill his Senate seat.
The firing is the latest effort by President Donald Trump to take control of elections and sow doubt in any electoral outcome that doesn’t go his way.
Republican Senator Mitch McConnell, 84, has spent three weeks in the hospital and hasn't been present for a congressional vote since June 11.
New law bans big firms from buying more single-family homes, aiming to help families access housing market.
The NAACP’s demand was spurred by the shooting death of Tyrin Johnson by National Guard members and the in-custody death of Darius Chappell.
Nolan Wells' parents speak out on his mysterious death, raising questions about deleted messages and a viral video of an argument.
Baltimore mayor demystifies Black fatherhood with stroller walk, challenging stereotypes with data and personal experience.
Twin sisters Tia and Jasmin Criss, seniors at Cheyney University, to graduate as valedictorian and salutatorian, defying expectations.
As formal Black cultural institutions face unprecedented attacks, a Brooklyn spades tournament is a reminder that some traditions were never theirs to take.
From Alyssa Thomas to Skylar Diggins to The King Center, every new controversy illustrates that the WNBA still struggles to protect Black women.
Meta unveiled its AI image generator, Muse, this week. Here’s everything we know about it and how you can opt out of your content being used by it.
DHS says ICE agents spotted the van Salgado Araujo was driving and thought he "resembled the target" of their immigration operation.
The most robust housing reform bill in decades is set to become law this Friday, unless President Donald Trump decides to veto it at the last minute.
The shooting happened with a DEA agent who was working with a team of agents to serve an arrest warrant at a Memphis hotel on Wednesday morning.
Former Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner won the Democratic nomination in a landslide despite mounting controversies throughout his campaign.
Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum vowed Wednesday that there will be “legal measures” regarding Lorenzo Salgado Araujo's death that will “go beyond” a simple diplomatic statement.
Before we recap anything, let's get one thing straight: this isn't about catching yourself falling short. It's about catching yourself, period.
Texas Tech System Chancellor Brandon Creighton is a former Republican state senator who passed the state’s ban on DEI initiatives in public schools.
Congressional Republicans are twisting legal frameworks to force the WNBA into a strategic retreat, mirroring corporate attacks on diversity while turning the hardwood into a political proxy war.
On Tuesday, the coroner’s office released its findings, reporting that Anita Grayson had an acute exacerbation of congestive heart failure in the setting of a physical altercation.
Ashlee Cole, a Chancery Judge for District 16-2 in Mississippi, wrote in a Facebook post on Tuesday that her son, Warren, "loved Nolan dearly."