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New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang struggled to name a Jay-Z song after claiming in an interview that he's…
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After being denied service at an Atlanta restaurant, NBA All-Star Dominique Wilkins accuses Le Bilboquet in Buckhead of racial profiling.
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The Texas Senate passed legislation that would ban schools from demanding educators to teach or discuss critical race theory in…
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Michael Jackson's family alleged that BBC's Martin Bashir ensnared the King of Pop into collaborating on his 2003 documentary.
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L.A. Lakers' LeBron James won't face suspension after attending a promotional event and breaching the NBA's health and safely protocols.
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Lil Nas X was honored at the Native Son Awards on May 20, where he recalled how coming out was…
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Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and pop star Ciara picked up a woman's restaurant tab in celebration of Mother's Day.
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Maryland Governor Larry Hogan (R) issued posthumous pardons for 34 victims of racial lynchings who were killed between 1854 and…
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Attorneys for the family of Andrew Brown, Jr., who was fatally shot by Elizabeth City police, ask the district attorney…
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed a bill that grants those released from prison the right to vote immediately…
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Ted Cruz was silenced by 'The Daily Show' on Twitter after weeks of bad blood between the Republican senator and…
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Dr. William Tate IV will become the first African American president of Louisiana State University and in the Southeastern Conference.
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Ahletes at the Tokyo Olympics will be prohibited from wearing "Black Lives Matter" apparel during games and ceremonies this summer.
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Four years after the execution of Ledell Lee, DNA testing has revealed that the genetic material on the murder evidence…
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The Civilian Office of Police Accountability found about 100 allegations of misconduct by about a dozen officers who raided a…
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The California woman who police said accused a Black delivery driver of speeding and followed him, faces a hate crime…
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Mitt Romney was booed and called a "traitor" and a "communist" at the Utah Republican convention at the Maverik Center…
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The Recording Academy announced major changes to its nomination process for the Grammys, which includes eliminating anonymous committees.
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Michael Adams, the man accused of murdering teenager Elijah Al-Amin inside an Arizona convenience store, was found dead inside his…
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Shaqir O'Neal, a 3-star high school shooting guard, reveals he will join the Texas Southern University Tigers basketball team this…