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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday that this weekend, Vance will head the U.S. negotiating team for the peace talks with Iran.

U.S. to implement automatic draft registration in 2026, raising concerns over disproportionate impact on Black men.

As we’ve come to understand year after year, day after day, death is an inevitable part of life—a universal truth that spares no one. Yet, despite its certainty, the weight of loss never becomes easier to bear, nor does the act of processing its impact. For those within Black culture, where community and shared experiences […]

Texas is a hotbed for major food, retail, and energy brands, shaping local and national economies.

Afrika Bambaataa, the pioneering Hip-Hop DJ considered by many to be a founding father of the culture, has died. He was 68. On Thursday (April 9), AllHipHop.com reported that Bambaataa, born Lance Taylor, died while hospitalized. The Rev. Dr. Kurtis Blow Walker, Executive Director of the Hip Hop Alliance, issued a statement acknowledging his passing. […]

According to the latest CDC data, Black Americans account for 40% of people living with HIV despite being only 13% of the population.

Conversion therapy did not come out of nowhere. It belongs to a much older American tradition of pathologizing difference and then building institutions to manage it. 

Taking charge of your health is one of the most powerful things you can do for yourself and your family. Recently, Mir.I.Am sat down with Dr. Joan Packenham, a lead researcher at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, to discuss an incredible community event: the upcoming Women’s Health Awareness Conference 2026. Navigating Every Life […]

Alcorn State University is one of several Mississippi universities that have joined a statewide initiative to provide AI training for students. 

Dr. Dre joins JAŸ-Z on Forbes Billionaires list after decades of chart-topping albums, singles, and his foray into audio with Beats by Dre.

Despite commitments by several organizations to support Black-led nonprofits, the gains were short-lived and are now widely seen as transactional. 

The threat came after Pope Leo XIV delivered his State of the World speech, in which he urged world leaders to lay down their weapons and choose peace.