The crisis at Parchman Prison, the former slave plantation where more than two-thirds of inmates are African American, continued with the February 16, 2020 death of David Lee May.

The U.S. Navy is set to name a new aircraft carrier after World War II hero Doris Miller. Miller was a Mess Attendant 2nd Class from Waco, Texas.

Fifty-five years ago, the late Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and civil rights leaders watched former President Lyndon B. Johnson sign the Voting Rights Act of 1965

What the world has seen of Donald Trump since 2016 has been Trump in the larval stages. He has been testing the walls of his cocoon since his first days of office.

Another day, another inmate death in Mississippi.

The Last Mile, a prison rehabilitation program based in San Quentin, California, offers prisoners free training on how to code

The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) wrapped its three-day Mid-Winter Training Conference on Saturday, January 25th, with a proposal that will increase revenue for NNPA’s member newspapers through digital upgrades and innovation.

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna Maria Onore, were among nine people killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday, January 26, 2020.

After being imprisoned for two decades, lawyers for political POW, Imam Jamil Al-Amin are optimistic the 76-year-old Muslim minister will receive another opportunity to prove his innocence in court.

Thus far, the Trump impeachment trial has gone as expected—bitter rancor and blocked amendments.

The U.S. Navy is expected to honor a World War II hero when a new aircraft carrier is named for Mess Attendant 2nd Class Doris Miller.

Bill Cosby’s legal team has filed a petition in Pennsylvania Supreme Court seeking a review of his 2018 conviction on charges of aggravated indecent assault.

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. is marking 100 years since its founding in 1920 at Howard University.

The 2020 census is this year’s most empowering and democratic event for the United States.

2019 saw challenges and signs of a continual awakening of the Black community, even as racism and police killings remained a problem in the United States.