
From the early 1900s through the 1950s, family-owned Black hotels like the Wheaton Hotel and the Tatum Inn provided essential lodging, community, and economic opportunity in...

Black veterans are more likely than their white counterparts to experience PTSD, yet many face cultural stigma, systemic disparities and barriers to care that hinder access...

Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger has tapped established political, business and community figures — including a leading Black Chamber of Commerce president — for her transition team, signaling...

Roxanne Brown will make history on March 1, 2026, as the first Black person and the first woman ever elected international president of the United Steelworkers,...

For the first time in more than three decades, the U.S. government quietly chose not to observe World AIDS Day, instructing agencies to avoid public messaging....

Genius Unbroken chronicles the remarkable life of Dr. Charles R. Drew, the pioneering Black physician whose breakthroughs in blood banking and medical innovation saved countless lives,...

Booker T. Washington High School dedicated its auditorium to Samuel L. Roundtree, whose decades of mentorship and visionary direction in theatre and performing arts shaped generations...

Starting in spring 2026, Johns Hopkins University will offer free undergraduate tuition to students from families earning up to $200,000 annually — and full financial support...

During segregation, thriving Black-owned hotels such as the Mt. Vernon/Wheaton Hotel, the Plaza Hotel, and others on Norfolk’s Church Street provided safe lodging and dignity for...
President Trump has reignited shock across Washington — calling six Democratic lawmakers “traitors,” labeling their calls for troops to defy illegal orders “seditious behavior … punishable...