Denise Grant, the Jamaica-born mayor of Lauderhill, Florida, has been recognized as one of the most influential Black women ...

Edith Renfrow Smith, a supercentenarian born the granddaughter of slaves and who lived through the administrations of 19 U.S.

A terrorist inspired by ISIS drives a Ford F-150 pickup into pedestrians on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, killing 14 people and injuring 57.U.S. Rep. Wesley Bell is sworn in to represent Missouri’s ...

Reflecting on the lives and legacies of notable Black figures who passed away in 2025. Their contributions to music, sports, politics, and activism.

Ariel Messman-Rucker is an Oakland-born journalist who now calls the Pacific Northwest her home. When she’s not writing about politics and queer pop culture, she can be found reading, hiking, or ...

Only one American woman in politics, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, made Forbes’s 2025 list of most powerful women. Wiles, the White House’s first female chief of staff, is ranked 66th on the ...

There are currently over 113,000 videos under the hashtag #CougarTok, and more than twice that number under #cougar. The videos aren’t just thirst traps or jokes; they’re sparking conversations about ...

An American woman who was reported missing after failing to return to a Holland America cruise ship in Marigot, Saint Martin has been found. The Caribbean island's Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM) ...

The Women’s USA Basketball senior national team announced 10 players making their camp debuts next month, which includes Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Paige Bueckers and JuJu Watkins, among others. The ...

The woman reportedly feared for her life as she was forced into a detention center upon arriving to Ghana. A West African woman reportedly tried to commit suicide after being deported to a non-native ...

Plaques commemorating African American soldiers fighting against Nazi Germany in Europe have been removed from a U.S. military cemetery in the Netherlands. Approximately 1 million African American ...

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