CNN, MS NOW and Politico on Sept. 21 sued President Donald Trump's administration days after they were barred from White House grounds, calling the selective ban — based on the content of their ...

Franklyn Baker is stepping down from his role as United Way of Central Maryland (UWCM) president and CEO. Baker took on the position in late 2016. "After a great deal of reflection, I believe this is ...

Suzan Johnson Cook spent the day helping stranded New Yorkers before heading to Ground Zero, where firefighters simply asked her to pray. The NYPD’s first Black woman chaplain entered Sept. 11 ...

AfriThrive, a Baltimore-Washington nonprofit strengthening food security and health equity for African diaspora and immigrant families, recently received $800,000 in federal funding to renovate its ...

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The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is pleased to welcome Sonja Brookins Santelises as vice president, senior fellow, and director of the Richard Haass Center for Education. Dr. Santelises will ...

In this opinion piece, Beverly Moran and LaToya B. Parker argue that the federal head of household tax filing status fails to meaningfully benefit the single mothers—particularly Black women—it was ...

Alicia Denise Brown, who has been wanted by Baltimore County Police on warrants related to the disappearance of her 10-year-old daughter Ailea Brown, was apprehended by Georgia authorities on July 6.

In 2005, several Black women from the Greater Washington Area were asked by officials at Washington, D.C.’s African American Civil War Museum to serve as hostesses for an event. But instead of simply ...

Though mainstream narratives of rock and roll music often spotlight artists like Elvis Presley and Buddy Holly, the genre traces its roots to rhythm and blues music created and performed by ...

It is a fair question. For generations, Black Americans have been asked to celebrate a nation that did not always recognize our humanity, protect our rights or honor our contributions. Enslavement was ...

Democratic candidate Julian Jones joined supporters at a watch party in Towson on June 23 after winning the primary race for Baltimore County executive. Jones secured 40.9 percent of the vote, leading ...