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Charles B. Rangel, a towering figure in American politics and a steadfast advocate for civil rights, passed away on May 26, 2025, at the...

Pope Francis, the first pontiff from the Americas and a tireless advocate for the marginalized, passed away Monday, leaving behind a...

New York’s “You’re Hired” initiative, designed to assist displaced federal employees, has received more than 1,300 applications within...

Narcan is a prescription medication that is used to treat an opioid overdose. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer) On Dec. 8, the...

New York Attorney General Letitia James is urging Uber and Lyft drivers who believe they were underpaid to file claims for a $328 million...

Bourbon Street, New Orleans - Wikipedia Photo In the early hours of January 1, 2025, New Orleans’ vibrant French Quarter was plunged into...

Walmart is facing widespread backlash as calls for a boycott spread across the United States, driven by two controversial developments:...

New York Attorney General Letitia James has secured a $4.4 million settlement with Card Compliant LLC, a gift card company accused of...

Senator Samra Brouk (D-55, Rochester) Governor Kathy Hochul has signed the Maternal Depression Screening Bill (S2039B) into law, marking...

The U.S. Supreme Court announced Wednesday that it will review TikTok's appeal against a federal law threatening to ban the widely...

The Sangamon County Sheriff, who hired Deputy Sean Grayson who killed a chronically mentally ill woman in her Springfield, Illinois home,...

The “Teaching Our Own History (TOOH) Task Force” tasked my organization, Five and Two Solutions Group Inc. (FTSG) to write this article...

South Africa has filed charges with the United Nations’ top court, accusing Israel of pursuing genocide of Palestinians in Gaza and...

Acclaimed actress Taraji P. Henson, the driving force behind The Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation (BLHF), proudly introduced "Joy...

Millions of children across the nation will be able to do their homework at home during the upcoming school year, thanks to strong...

The nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have a rich and storied history dating back to 1837, when the Cheyney...

A retired US Marine, Daniel Penny, has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury in a significant development regarding the fatal chokehold...

Dr. Morris Wortman, MD, a physician who faced accusations of 'fertility fraud,' tragically died in a plane crash on Sunday, May 28, at...

In a recent statement, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has issued a travel advisory, urging Black...

Kia and Hyundai have reached a settlement worth approximately $200 million in a class-action lawsuit over car theft vulnerabilities. The...

“My legacy is that I stayed on course… from the beginning to the end because I believed in something inside of me.” ~Tina Turner...

Kennedy Center embrace The Roots as the first hip-hop group in residency By Jim Williams WASHINGTON - Finally, The Roots are getting the...

By Julianne Malveaux Each year the Association for the Study of African American Life and History sets a theme for Black History Month....