Unsatisfied that there was no library her children could easily access within her Corona, East Elmhurst neighborhood in New York, Tanya Simons-Oparah joined forces with …

African-American actresses Ruby Dee and Victoria Rowell are just two of the well-known women scheduled to attend the third annual Women’s International Film Festival, which …

The black marriage is facing a debilitating spiral. Over the past 40 years, the number of black married couples has decreased drastically.  In 1963, more …

As a young girl growing up in Riviera Beach, Tarra Pressey remembers well her mom’s enterprising ability to keep a home and provide for her …

Miami Gardens won't do business with companies that do business with Sudan and Iran. That's the decision adopted unanimously by the city's council earlier this …

Every Saturday, Chris Smith wakes up, drinks something hot, and laces up his walking shoes. He gathers fliers, petition forms and other campaign paraphernalia to …

DETROIT (AP) — Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, a one-time rising star and Detroit's youngest elected leader, was charged Monday with perjury and other counts after sexually …

Smaller in stature than she appears on TV, petite even, Miami City Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones has rolled up her sleeves and is ready to fight …

The city of Fort Lauderdale plans to make good on a promise to build a new house for a family whose old home was torn …

Sen. Barack Obama has come under fire for comments made by his former longtime pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright. The national controversy regarding what many …