Black women who reported experiencing racism may be at an increased risk of having a stroke, a new study finds. Participants who said they experienced racism in employment, housing and …
Jonathon Heyward’s career is full of accomplishments, but it has also been marked by what he describes as “serendipitous moments.” Heyward, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s new musical director, said he…
WASHINGTON — America’s Black and Latino students are at a disadvantage in nearly every measure of educational opportunity, with less access to advanced classes, counselors and even certified teachers, according to data…
Advances in childhood cancer are a success story in modern medicine. But in the past decade, those strides have stalled for Black and Hispanic youth, opening a gap in death rates, according…
Video emerged of a Black woman on the ground being punched by a white male police officer in North Carolina, authorities said Wednesday. The incident, which was captured in bystander…
Billy Porter is strutting off in an entirely new sonic direction on his fifth album. The Broadway, runway and TV star has pivoted to dance music. “I’m a new artist. There’s…
The 18-year-old daughter of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, Zahara Jolie-Pitt, just became a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. The moment at Spelman College’s chapter was captured in…
Serena Williams and Ruby Bridges will be inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame next year, the hall announced Thursday, adding the tennis great and civil rights icon to…
Six decades after Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in front of an estimated 250,000 people on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, a…
André 3000’s first album in 17 years comes with a peculiar disclaimer: “No bars.” The beloved Outkast rapper, who has graced tracks with unforgettable guest verses during his yearslong album…
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