The U.S. Supreme Court granted a stay of execution for an Alabama death row inmate whose dementia, his lawyers…

A fourth suspect has been arrested in the brutal attack of Deandre Harris, who was seriously injured while…

Secure your wigs and get your best shout-singing voice ready because the 2018 Essence Festival is coming with a…

For the sake of journalistic integrity, I will continue to be up-front about my personal stances. I am hugely biased…

It’s a day ending in “y,” so naturally someone did something racist at a school in this country.

Well, Housing and Urban Development official Lynne Patton tried it with White House reporter April Ryan. And…

Oh, Black Girl Magic, how awesome art thou? Let me count the ways.

Some people have all the luck, and there is nothing no one can ever do to convince me that 50 Cent (Curtis James…

Erica Garner may be physically gone from this world, but her fight and legacy live on.

An 86-year-old woman who pleaded guilty to charges in connection with a bank robbery has been placed on a year’s…

So, some asshat thought it would be a good idea to sell on Amazon.com children’s clothing featuring the slogan…

Well, well, well. Another day, another white person not realizing that it’s really never appropriate to use the word…

A teacher at a high school in Alabama was put on administrative leave with pay after fully admitting to using a…

Today is the day. The 2018 Oscar nominees were announced bright and early Tuesday morning for the 90th annual…

Amid the groundbreaking work of the #MeToo movement, a mere months before jury selection is scheduled to begin…

You’re gonna see Black Panther, you’re gonna see Black Panther, everyone gets to see Black Panther!

Last summer, it was announced that NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps would become the first African-American…

A Minnesota high school is apologizing after it decided to edit the slogan “Deport Racists” off a student’s T-shirt…

A Florida mall was evacuated Sunday evening after two improvised explosive devices were detonated inside a service…

Lupita Nyong’o is adding another title to her résumé as she works on writing a children’s book that will address the…