One of the poorest states in the nation just opted out of a USDA program that would have fed tens of thousands of…

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"Ya'll don't know what white privilege looks like, but I'm gonna show you a bit of something," said Congresswoman…

A protest over Gaza erupted while President Joe Biden spoke Mother Emanuel AME Church — the site of a white…

Ahead of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, his 15 year-old granddaughter, Yolanda Renee King, reveals little-known facts…

Owens is reportedly campaigning with Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy.

Here are some of the most egregious times MLK's legacy was butchered in recent years.

The former South Carolina Gov. tried to defend her comments about the Civil War by saying she 'had Black friends'…

The failed Gubnetrorial candidate will now lead a conservative group waging war on "woke."

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The family of former Texas Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson alleges that she died due to medical negligence at…

In a New York Times op-ed, Gay says that the forces have much bigger aims than the ousting of one University…

Former Harvard President Claudine Gay resigned after a tumultuous last several weeks. Here's what her fellow Black…

Harvard's First Black President has resigned. Here's how everything went down.

Officials say thieves broke into the old Howard University School of Divinity, where several precious historical…

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Republican governors in Iowa and Nebraska are opting-out of federal summer food program for low-income children as a…

A report alleges that the Smithsonian targeted Black people and other vulnerable people to collect brains for race…

Noticeably, Oprah's baby, 'The Color Purple' didn't make the cut, but surprisingly some other films did.

Peggy Scott, the plucky Black writer in 'The Gilded Age,' was likely inspired by these iconic Black women.