Why African Americans are Twice as Likely to Get Alzheimer's

A look at the disproportionate impact of Alzheimer's on Blacks and the genetic discoveries that could lead to better ...

Black Unemployment Is Surging Again. This Time Is Different.

Federal layoffs and an end to diversity initiatives have weakened a historically strong labor market for Black workers.

Government shutdown is having an outsized impact on Black Americans

Civil rights leaders and the president of the largest federal workers’ union warn that if a deal is not struck, ...
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National Museum Of African American History And Culture Temporarily Closes Due Government Shutdown

As the government shutdown lingers, the impacts of the budget impasse continue to grow, with hundreds of thousands of federal ...

Jared Kushner says Black Americans must 'want' to succeed

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner criticized athletes and others who have protested against U.S. racism on social media and basketball courts and suggested that Black people had to want to ...

Criminal charges in police killings of Black Americans

Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old emergency medical technician, is one of multiple Black Americans killed by police in recent years whose deaths have sparked a renewed push for civil rights and curbs on ...

Gary renames Grant Street in honor of city’s first African American mayor

GARY, Ind. (WNDU) - One of the country’s first African American mayors is being honored in Gary. Michiana native Richard G.

Legendary African American dance company touring CT with works featuring ‘The Matrix’ and beyond

Ailey II, the second company of New York’s Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, is performing at the Warner Theatre in Torrington and the Shubert Theatre in New Haven this week.

Gary renames Grant Street in honor of country’s first African American mayor

GARY, Ind. (WNDU) - One of the country’s first African American mayors is being honored Monday in Gary. Michiana native ...