Erica Schwartz addressed the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Wednesday. Schwartz is the nominee to become director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Finn ...

As Black voters stand to lose representation, one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the U.S. is leaning on a playbook that allowed it to radically increase Black political participation at ...

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Berean Village residents question whether the transit agency will follow through with a possible shuttle expansion.

In one of the worst states in the country for violence against Black women, survivors ask: What does justice actually look ...

While no single strategy will be a silver bullet, there’s been renewed focus on state Voting Rights Acts, youth-led movements ...

Local law enforcement found a body on Horn Island matching the description of the 18-year-old's and is waiting for DNA ...

Tamitha Dill worries her house could be in danger every time it rains. Her northeast Jackson neighborhood is highly ...

As Chokwe Antar Lumumba joins a list of Black mayors caught in scandal, the FBI denies targeting Black leaders.

Water is distributed by the Salvation Army as people try to stay cool last summer in New York City. This summer is expected to be even hotter than last year. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Karen Leader ...