"It’s rough growing up when people keep telling you 'you don’t act Black' yet you don’t look white. It could be awkward going ...

At 88, historian David Levering Lewis, a biographer of W.E.B. DuBois, has filled in gaps in his knowledge of his own family ...

Excessive bleeding, blood vessel blockages and infections are leading causes of maternal deaths.

Research on Boston's Home for Aged Colored Women offers a poignant window into a past we only thought we knew.

The Army on Friday released the names of the two other soldiers on the helicopter, Staff Sgt. Ryan Austin O’Hara, 28, of ...

Every August, for the past 22 years, Alesha Martin-Lane has mourned the loss of her daughter Tayler, who died at just five ...

The Urban Institute analyzed changes in average life expectancy from 1990–2018 among Black and White people nationally and ...

While Melania Trump remains an enigmatic figure, her White House portrait provides some insight into how she'll approach the ...

These days, it’s not uncommon to see a white person joining the Black-founded Greek organizations of the Divine Nine. Though, have you ever wondered who was the first to bite the bullet? Let us ...

While lectures on the legacies of Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and Harriet Tubman are all important, some educators ...

Studies show beauty products targeting Black women contain dangerous chemicals linked to increased breast cancer risk and ...

Elon Musk’s federal job cuts may disproportionately threaten the older and Black workforce. Systemic ageism, racial ...