A relatively unknown, Francis Ellen Watkins Harper was a Baltimore native born in the early 1800s who fought for voting rights, women's rights and an end to slavery.

Leila Edwards is arguably college hockey's finest talent. She'll get the chance to strut her stuff in defense for the United ...

Two babies are among the 53 people who have been reported dead or missing after a 55-passenger migrant boat capsized off the coast of Libya.

Philadelphia’s Black history is vast, visionary … and too often reduced to a handful of familiar names. So, a few years ago, ...

Jasmine “Jai Simone” Leakes is a polyamorous poet and podcaster. Her primary nesting partner is her new husband. She revealed ...

A 92-year-old Ashland woman is working to preserve the Hickory Hill Slave and African American Cemetery, which is rooted in ...

The Federal Government launched the Happy Woman Empowerment Programme, offering Nigerian women grants, digital skills, ...

IN BRIEF When Brigadier General Wilmer F. Lucas retired from the United States Army Reserve, he did so as a war hero who had ...

Nigeria launched a 50-block oil licensing round in December 2025 and eased financial terms in January 2026. The upstream regulator urged state-owned NNPC Ltd to apply alongside private operators.

Rosalind “Roz” Brewer is being honored at the BLACK ENTERPRISE Women of Power Summit March 11-15 at the Bellagio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

Thomas wasn’t just an amazing skater, she was also an outstanding student, earning degrees at Stanford University and ...

The 46th annual event drew community organizations, and local Black sororities and fraternities to honor Black history, ...