The unemployment rate for Black men and women dipped slightly in April, with females showing the greatest progress between the two groups, according to the Labor Department’s monthly report for April ...

Whites had an average wealth of $632,000 in 2010 while Blacks had about $98,000 and Hispanics had $110,000, according to a recent study by the Urban Institute. ...

every time you look for an easy way out, you are killing your own process of human transformation. Stop expecting the process to be easy… develop perseverance like the caterpillar so that you too can have beautiful wings. ...

James is the fifth player in NBA history to win four MVPs ...

Alzheimer’s charity fundraiser with all proceeds going towards research for support in finding a cure ...

The Florida Department of Health (DOH) recognizes May as National Asthma Awareness Month ...

There is also much evidence to support the notion that racism and discrimination play a role in the shortened life expectancy of Black Americans ...

Scientists have discovered a new strain of gonorrhea-causing bacteria in Japan that is resistant to available treatments. ...

Heterophobia is the New Black By Raynard Jackson Last week, I had to make one of the most difficult announcements of my life—I told my family that I liked women, err, love women.  Not knowing how my mother would react, I was relieved when she looked at me and said, “Boy, I knew that all along.” My brothers and sisters all said that my coming out of the shadows and announcing that I am heterosexual would not ...

hysterectomies are being performed due to fibroid tumors and removal of them, ‘Black’ women ...