A new survey finds younger Black adults increasingly skeptical that hard work, government and American institutions deliver ...

As Wright nears 85, the people he mentored are reclaiming the story of a preacher whose influence reaches far beyond politics ...

Black churches helped sustain communities through slavery, Jim Crow and the civil rights movement. With food insecurity threatening families today, churches can again turn their resources toward ...

After 132 subpoenas, 43 witnesses and extensive forensic evidence, a grand jury declined to indict anyone. Wells’ family says the decision still doesn’t answer its most important question: What ...

Public schools may be worth fighting for. But what should a parent do when their own child needs something better right now?

Despite a disproportionate burden of diseases like prostate and lung cancer, Black Americans remain underrepresented in clinical trials.

A Baltimore pastor’s frightening stroke began a two-year journey through memory loss, seizures and a gradual return to ministry.

On 9/30, join Word In Black for a virtual conversation on aging featuring influencers, health researchers and inspiring 60+ year olds Join Word In Black for this virtual discussion exploring the ...

Long waits, clinician shortages and unequal access to newer treatments leave many Black families without adequate mental health care. A newly opened Harlem center is trying to build a different model.

After separate controversies involving imagery compared to the KKK, lynching and minstrel caricatures, Converse and Target apologized. The episodes illustrate a less measurable benefit of diversity: ...