Akon criticized the government for not taking him up on his offer to let his organization, Akon Lighting Africa, help restore power to Puerto Rico.
Concordia College in Selma, Alabama announced on Feb. 21 that it will cease operations at the end of the spring semester.
J.B. Pritzker pledged his support to a group of more than 600 African-American women during a campaign stop in Chicago.
Republican incumbent Gov. Bruce Rauner attempted to illustrate the serious issue of corporate diversity with a performance that was better suited for a first-grade class.
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos gave herself high marks when asked to assess her freshman year in office.
A Black Dallas County judicial candidate from Nigeria received a racist tweet from an African-American Democratic Party leader.
The U.S. has only elected two Black governors.
South Carolina’s Republican Sen. Tim Scott touted his role in promoting gun control legislation in a Tweet.
A Black pastor is overseeing Trump's “Black people plan."
The Rev. Billy Graham, who died on Feb. 21, supported the Civil Rights Movement and developed a friendship with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Republicans wanted to impeach President Obama for much less.
An apology for sexual exploitation doesn’t go far enough.