Many Charlotte-area residents are familiar with some of the more notable figures in local Black history, people like Harvey Gantt, the first Black student accepted to enroll at Clemson University who ...

The first Thornton Township Board meeting in months was marred by punches and expletive language. Leaders of the south suburban Chicago township were forced to clear the hall and stop working again as ...

Lawmakers filed a pair of bills that would prohibit school officials from issuing fines or fees to students as punishment.

Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez was ejected from the meeting of the Special Events Committee by the normally affable chair, Ald. Nick ...

Leroy "Satchel" Paige is the first Black pitcher to play in the American League and is known for being one of the greatest pitchers of all time.

As the investigation into the Jan. 29 air disaster in Washington, D.C., was still getting underway, President Donald Trump didn’t bother to wait for actual evidence to figure out what ...

Josh Kraft, a political newcomer who is running as a Democrat, said his top priority was addressing the city’s housing crisis ...

For a city in transition — evolving from the old days of backroom Machine politics and toward a more inclusive future — his ...

And there are countless other Black charlatans who are being unmasked: Al Sharpton (Granddaddy of Black charlatans), Stacey ...

The question before Brandon Johnson is, how does the freshman mayor come out on top against a reality TV-bred GOP president ...

Current and former Virginia elected leaders speaking at this weekend’s service for the first Black mayor of Richmond recalled ...