Pioneering journalists Alice Dunnigan and Ethel Payne will be posthumously honored by the White House Correspondents’ Association.
Emanuel Fair lost more than eight years of his life—which he spent in lockup without a single conviction. Fair is…
The Black Future Co-op Fund has donated $1.05 million to Black women-led organizations on the frontlines fighting for justice in…
Tiffany Capri Hainesworth made history as the first Black woman to solely own a tequila brand.
Howard University was gifted a $5 million endowment from alumni couple Eddie C. Brown and C. Sylvia Brown.
A Washington park has been renamed to honor Rosa Franklin; the state’s first Black woman senator.
14-year-old twins Emzayia and Zyeshauwne Feazell say they were subjugated to humiliation after their social studies teacher required their class…
Investigators uncovered a dark and disturbing case in which a Washington foster mother, 31-year-old Sophie Hartman, made her daughter undergo…
Legendary director and actress Phylicia Rashad has been appointed to serve as the dean of Howard University’s College of Fine…
Dr. Margaret Towolawi is the woman behind the first Black-owned direct primary care clinic in the state of Washington.
Howard University has received a $1.59 million endowment to help with vaccination efforts in communities that have been hit hardest…
Jennifer King has made history as the NFL’s first Black woman assistant coach.
Howard University received a $1 million gift for the creation of a women’s leadership center.
Songstress Ciara and her husband NFL player Russell Wilson donated $1.75 million to fund a charter school.
Ciara and Russell Wilson will donate one million meals to help people battling food insecurity amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Award-winning author Jason Reynolds has been appointed National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature by the Library of Congress.
The Obama portraits will embark on a national museum tour in 2021.
A D.C. kindergarten teacher talks to NewsOne about the self-care day he put on for his students.
The late legendary music artist Jimi Hendrix will have a post office named after him in his hometown.
Two women in Washington, D.C. have joined forces for the creation of a digital platform designed to empower Black women…
