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Janet Jackson says she's heard Kamala Harris is not Black, echoing election disinformation
The pop icon discussed the vice president’s background as part of a press campaign promoting the second leg of her “Together Again” tour in Europe.
Disturbing 'Diddy' allegations paint a picture of a mogul whose fame shielded him from accountability
Combs’ public image projected wealth and achievement, but the indictment that led to his arrest paints a more sinister picture of his private life.
Black pastors rebuke Mark Robinson's reported remarks about Martin Luther King Jr.
"What we need to do is help people to understand what King stood for, and that was to unify people and to bring people together in the spirit of love," one pastor said.
Sesame Place found not liable after racism allegations made against theme park near Philadelphia
The lawsuit came from a 2022 video that appeared to show characters ignoring Black patrons at the amusement park in Bucks County.
Trailblazing Black trans singer Jackie Shane finally gets her due in Tennessee
The soul vocalist will be recognized by the city of Nashville with a historical marker Friday, on the heels of an acclaimed Elliot Page-produced documentary about her uncompromising life.
Stevie Wonder announces U.S. tour leading up to presidential election
The 25-time Grammy winner will play in a number of battleground states, including Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin and North Carolina.
Black swing-state voters back Harris — with key divides on age and gender, Howard poll shows
Younger Black men were much more likely to support Donald Trump, though Kamala Harris still won a strong majority among them.
Black women are more likely than white women to die of all types of breast cancer
The findings highlight how racial disparities, rather than biology, are driving the differences in death rates between Black and white women.
Chinese American family meets descendants of the Black couple who rented to them when no one would
The Dong family is selling the historic home and donating $5 million to Black college students — but it wanted the Thompson family to tour the storied home first.
NABJ journalists press Harris for policy details on Gaza and reparations
The NABJ event in Philadelphia came six weeks after Trump's contentious interview with a different panel of journalists during the organization's convention.
Miami Heat decry threats and 'hateful speech' aimed at Haitian immigrants
Former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance, have spread baseless allegations that Haitians are killing and eating pets.
