Charles L. Blockson, the architect behind some of the most prestigious collections of African-American artifacts in the United States, died on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at his home. He was

At her first public appearance after winning the Democratic nomination for Philadelphia’s next mayor, Cherelle Parker clarified her stance on the controversial policing practice stop and frisk.

Jermaine Bell was supposed to spend his seventh birthday at Disney World. He had saved up money to take his family on a trip to Animal Kingdom in Florida.

An estimated $150 million in equity capital has been invested in Black-owned banks since George Floyd was murdered last year, according to the National Bankers Association, a trade group that

Homosexuality has officially been removed from the Pennsylvania Crimes Code. The Pennsylvania General Assembly passed House Bill 2125 last week and Governor Tom Wolf signed the amending act into law

America needs to correct the deep-seated racism that’s caused widespread unrest and left Philadelphia’s neighborhoods in a state of devastation, Gov. Tom Wolf said during a visit to the city

For Antoinette Ellis, being named a Gates Scholar means she can attend any college of her choice without worrying about student debt.

Get Ready for DC Comics’ “Black Adam.” Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is playing Black Adam, the hero we never knew we needed. Aldis Hodge plays Hawkman. “Black Adam” opens in

More than 130 graduates were awarded their degrees during Cheyney University’s 169th commencement ceremony. The Class of 2024 is the university’s largest graduating class in five years.

Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby is partnering with the #NoCap2020 campaign to bring voters across North Carolina to the polls.

Philadelphia radio legend Cody Anderson has died.

Daryl Bell, longtime sports editor and columnist for the Philly Tribune, died on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024 after complications from a stroke. He was 63.

An Alabama museum unveiled a restored Greyhound bus Tuesday in honor of the 60th anniversary of the Freedom Riders who fought for desegregation in bus terminals.

ATLANTA — Barack Obama is trying to do something he couldn’t during two terms as president: help Democrats succeed in national midterm elections when they already hold the White House.

Delaware State University is cancelling more than $700,000 in student loans for recent graduates hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic.

One of Philadelphia's most beloved music icons, Patti LaBelle, is getting a block in Center City named after her.

As part of an ongoing class action lawsuit over conditions inside Philadelphia’s jails, the city has agreed to pay a one-time $125,000 fine for failing to provide at least three

The continent was calling to them.

Temple University’s fall 2021 freshman student body represents Philadelphia’s demographics more than it has in over two decades.

The second person ever to be cured of HIV is still free of active virus more than two years on, a study published by medical journal The Lancet HIV revealed

Mary Mason, an iconic Philadelphia radio personality, died on Thursday at Penn Presbyterian Hospital in West Philadelphia. She was 94.

Some haulers are illegally dumping items from construction sites and creating eyesores in neighborhoods throughout Philadelphia.

WASHINGTON - William Pitts was one of the first on staff to be vaccinated.

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania's state Senate wants to expand a ban on texting while driving and approved legislation on Thursday that would increase the penalties for motorists who are handling

"This Is Us" actor Niles Fitch is making Disney history.

A Philadelphia native is the first African-American student accepted into the master’s program in the Biopharmaceutical Process Engineering program at Thomas Jefferson University.

Charles Hobson, an Emmy Award-winning producer who helped shatter racial stereotypes by delivering a Black perspective that had been missing from early television programming, died on Thursday, Feb....

Philly students and staff will be required to wear face masks inside school buildings for two weeks after they return from winter break, Superintendent Tony Watlington said at a press

A historical marker was unveiled Thursday in West Fairmount Park in honor of the late award-winning journalist and Philadelphia native son, Ed Bradley.

AKRON, Ohio — Jayland Walker, the 25-year-old Black man killed in a hail of police gunfire in the Ohio city of Akron last month, was shot more than 40 times,

Nine female officers have sued the Philadelphia Police Department over sexual harassment or discrimination since the start of 2018 — that’s roughly one lawsuit every other month, court records show.

A 2020 graduate of Bensalem High School got the top score on the ACT.

NEW YORK — Historians estimate that 1 in 4 American cowboys were Black but you would be hard pressed to find a movie genre whiter than the Western. “Concrete Cowboy,”

WELCOME, Md. — A 16th week had passed with no arrest in the murder of Patrice Parker's son, another week in which she had struggled through grief for him and

Marc Lamont Hill wears many hats, college professor, journalist/television contributor, bookstore owner and author. Recently, he’s dusted off and is once again donning his writer’s cap.

Robert "Bootsie" Barnes reportedly passed away this morning at Lankenau Hospital.

A SEPTA bus will take to the streets of Philadelphia this month with a special seat set aside for a civil rights champion who made transit the backdrop for her

AUSTIN, Texas — The father of a 6-year-old killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting testified Tuesday that conspiracy theorist Alex Jones made his life a “living hell” by

A South Philadelphia legislator is pushing to halt demolitions along a strip in the gentrifying Graduate Hospital neighborhood to prevent the further destruction of buildings linked to historically...

This weekend, a three-day online music festival will bring together Philadelphians who in real life would likely never be in the same room.

On May 13, 1985, Philadelphia’s police dropped a bomb on a home in the Cobbs Creek section of West Philadelphia, killing 11 people including women and children.

Before dystopian fiction like "The Hunger Games" and "Divergent" reflected an increasingly diverse society, there was Octavia E. Butler, one of few African-American authors to become a prominent name...

Jimi Lewis glided out onto the ice to teach his first skating lesson more than 50 years ago. Thirty of those years have been spent on the cold, smooth rink

NEW YORK — Missy Elliott, Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow, Chaka Khan, "Soul Train" creator Don Cornelius and the late George Michael have all been inducted into the Rock & Roll

Oritha M. Miller (Roberts), who was one of the first Black women in the U.S. Marine Corp, died on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. Miller was 89.

Female baseball coach Mary Johnson inducted into the Wall of Honor

The astonishing true story of Huey P. Newton’s flight to Cuba comes to life in Apple TV+’s “The Big Cigar.” Janine Sherman Barrois, the recipient of the NAACP Image Award,