The ongoing stress, fear, and uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to many negative mental health impacts among children and adolescents. During the recent virtual town hall titled Mental ...

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SEATTLE (AP) — A statistical model cited by the White House generated a slightly less grim figure Monday for a first wave of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. — a projection designed to ...

Los Angeles County is planning to throw out over 60,000 additional marijuana convictions that date back 30 years. The action is connected to California's legalization efforts. AFRO’s Free e-Blast!Join ...

Award-winning poet Rebecca Dupas' latest literary offering, Not Without Black Women, should perhaps be the mantra of the Democratic Party, reflecting its most loyal voting bloc. But, her compilation ...

Legendary boxing promoter Don King has been synonymous with some of the greatest fighters in the past 40 years, including Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Joe Frazier and Mike Tyson, just to name a few.

Shareki Chaney at the Greater Homewood Community Corporation headquarters. Shareki Chaney spent five years in the foster care system, being taken advantage of by one family who had her serving as a ...

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan pop star and opposition politician Bobi Wine performed his first concert since he was charged with treason and jailed, a show of defiance Saturday punctuated by ...

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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Muslims around the U.S. are facing backlash following the deadly attacks in Paris, including vandalism to mosques and Islamic centers, hate-filled phone and online messages and ...

I am deeply honored to have been selected by my colleagues to become the first woman and the first African American to serve as Chair of the Financial Services Committee. I have served on the ...

DALLAS (AP) — Multiple media outlets report that shots were fired Thursday night during a Dallas protest over two recent fatal police shootings of black men. Bystanders run for cover after shots fired ...