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Black city leaders are worried their influence is waning at a moment when the rising costs that Zohran Mamdani put at the center of his campaign are pushing Black New Yorkers out of the city.

“It’s kind of a sexy term” for a drug that rarely includes actual coke, says one researcher, but that hasn’t hurt the popularity of pink cocaine.

Black women's beauty and fashion are complex, meaningful acts, deliberate strategies for engaging with the world that make bold statements about identity, political resistance and empowerment ...

From celebrating local Black-owned businesses to activations during NWSL games, the BWPC is committed to league-wide celebrations of Juneteenth.

AI has helped astronomers crack open some of the universe s best-kept secrets by analyzing massive datasets about black holes. Using over 12 million simulations powered by high-throughput ...

McDonald's has settled a $10 billion lawsuit by the media entrepreneur Byron Allen accusing the fast-food chain of "racial stereotyping" by excluding black-owned media from much of its advertising ...

Portland's annual LGBTQ+ youth prom was organized by the Sexual & Gender Minority Youth Resource Center, part of New Avenues for Youth, a nonprofit dedicated to ending youth homelessness.

The federal holiday, celebrated on June 19, is embraced as a nationwide celebration of Black history. Here’s how and where to partake.

Black Clover is now gearing up to make its big return later this Summer, so it’s time to figure out what’s coming in the series next.

Grammy winner Pink celebrated her 14-year-old daughter Willow’s love of musical theater by watching the 2025 Tony Awards together and capturing the teen’s impromptu, at-home Broadway performance.