U.S. women died around the time of childbirth in 2024, a government analysis shows, and provisional data suggests the trend ...

State Rep. James Talarico topped Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett in an expensive and fiercely contested Texas Senate Democratic primary.

André De Shields and LaChanze were welcomed for a private, curator-led visit to the Schomburg Center for Research in African ...

Business optimism is returning for small and midsize business leaders at the start of 2026, fueling confidence and growth ...

The news of Willie Colón’s passing at 75 hit hard Saturday morning. Those of us of a certain age remember the defiance of the ...

The Rev. Al Sharpton, founder and president of the National Action Network (NAN), will host a special tribute to the Rev. Jesse Jackson.

The Word Network will provide live coverage of the celebration of life services for the late civil rights leader the Rev.

New York’s nursing homes are facing a funding crisis, and advocates are warning of trouble without more investment.

After a long career of fighting for civil rights, the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. is visiting his home for one last time to lie in state at the South Carolina Capitol on Monday.

Millions of people in New York City and a large swath of the northeastern U.S. were stuck at home under road travel bans and blizzard warnings Monday.

The National Weather Service said 1 to 2 feet of snow is possible in many areas as it put out a blizzard warnings for New York City.

At the NAACP annual board meeting, labor advocates and civil rights leaders said the nation's subminimum wage system should be abolished.