Election 2024: Black men emerge as key constituency
ATLANTA (AP) — Every Monday evening, the Andrew and Walter Young Family YMCA basement becomes a…
Millions of kids are still skipping school. Could the answer be recess — and a little cash?
MEDFORD, Mass. — Flerentin “Flex” Jean-Baptiste missed so much school he had to repeat his…
Biden to designate 1908 Springfield race riot site as national monument
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — President Joe Biden is set to sign a proclamation Friday to designate a…
Ferguson marks 10 years since Michael Brown's death. While there's some progress, challenges persist
FERGUSON, Mo. — Michael Brown once told his father the “world is going to know my name,”…
Investigator says 'fraudulent' gift to Florida's only public historically Black university is void
A record multi-million dollar gift to Florida’s only public historically Black university has…
What to know about the controversy over a cancelled grain terminal in Louisiana's Cancer Alley
NEW ORLEANS — An agricultural company made the surprise decision Tuesday to cancel a project…
In Louisiana's Cancer Alley, company cancels plans for grain export facility in historic Black town
WALLACE, La. — Residents of a historic Black community in Louisiana who’ve spent years…
Bloomberg gives $600 million to four Black medical schools' endowments
NEW YORK — Michael Bloomberg’s organization Bloomberg Philanthropies is announcing a $600…
Oakland A's to sell stake in Coliseum to local Black development group
SAN FRANCISCO — The departing Oakland Athletics has reached a tentative agreement to sell its…