RFK Jr. ousts entire CDC vaccine advisory committee Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has removed every member of a scientific committee that advises the Centers for Disease Control and ...

President Donald Trump’s new ban on travel to the U.S. by citizens from 12 mainly African and Middle Eastern countries has taken effect amid rising tension over the president’s escalating campaign of ...

The Independent Pride List 2025: the LGBT+ people making change happen - PRIDE 2025: The Independent’s Pride List is back again, celebrating the LGBT+ community’s biggest pioneers over the past 12 mon ...

The U.S. Mint has issued new quarters celebrating the contributions of African American women. Ida B. Wells, Maya Angelou, Bessie Coleman, and Pauli Murray are featured.

More than 50 years after Black students fought for a space of their own on Indiana State University’s campus, officials are making changes to the Charles E. Brown African American Cultural Center.

Outrage is growing Monday over a report that a man took out 100 books from Beachwood Public Library only to burn them. The books were reportedly on Jewish history, African American history ...

Among the 250 missing women in Missouri, 79 are black, making up 31.6%. This mirrors nationwide figures. According to FBI data , Black Americans are overrepresented among missing persons nationwide.

The African American Cultural and Historical Museum in Waterloo is opening to the public for the first time. In its 29-year history, the museum was only open by appointment, but that will change ...

Now in its fourth year, the African-American Youth Empowerment Summit wasn't just for African-American youth. Under the aegis of Albuquerque Public Schools, the summit started as an online ...

African American women are pioneering innovative approaches to see the world without depleting their savings, transforming what was once considered a luxury into an achievable reality through ...