Pine Bluff, AR —The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) nursing program will receive a $15 million investment to...
A total solar eclipse is a rare phenomenon and millions of stargazers worldwide descended on the cities within the path...
Mary Jones Fitts and her mother always enjoyed returning home to Demopolis, Alabama. Back in 2010, they were cruising through...
Mariana Corona scanned her class schedule for the fall semester. This was her last year before she finished her undergraduate...
Today would have been the 95th birthday of one of the most influential voices in my life, Dr. Maya Angelou....
The foundation established to honor the memory of Michael Brown added Christmas cheer to its list of community contributions with...
The 2022 Midterms finally ended Tuesday night after incumbent Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock defeated Republican Herschel Walker in a runoff...
The medical expert who became the trusted voice guiding the nation through the most crucial phases of the COVID-19 pandemic...
A recent search for the remains of victims of the Tulsa Massacre turned up 21 additional coffins found in graves...
A major player in Arkansas history, politics, and civil rights best describes former schoolteacher Mrs. Annie Mable McDaniel Abrams. Abrams, 82, was born in the Clark...
I must admit, being a single father of two Black boys isn’t easy, especially since my wife passed away 12 years ago. From breaking up fights,...
In the rapid response world of social media, the loudest voices are often the most repeated. But long before tweets and texts, there was just talk. Dick Gregory...
Nearly half of America’s black men and women over 40 have some form of heart disease, (49% and 46% respectively). The businesses of Western Medicine and...
Mardi Gras 2014 dawned cold and rainy in New Orleans. But of course, the party never stops here — especially during Mardi Gras. The Krewe of Zulu...
The website for Kansas City’s black newspaper is a work in progress. In fact, a note at the top of The Call’s homepage declares “Public BETA...
On a recent weekday morning, the selection of top stories on the Chicago Defender website homepage was not so different from that of other news providers:...
Black newspapers: From community roots to the digital age In the 21st Century, an era in which there is an online publication for every interest and...
The true story of New York 1 News anchor Cheryl Wills’ remarkable family journey is uncovered in her first book, Die Free: A Heroic Family History....
Ranking in the top ten on a national list may seem like a good thing — depending on the list, of course. In 2013, two researchers...
