Essence Festival of Culture 2025 sparks debate over its altered appearance and focus on African American culture.

Ida B. Wells would unseal the Epstein files and name the names, reminding us that there is no justice without truth and no healing without reckoning.

For parents like Kenyetta Gray, a mother of six, the fight is personal. Frustrated by being ignored at her children’s schools, she joined Reclaim Our Schools LA after meeting an organizer at a ...

Gov. Newsom signs five new bills into law, including AB 1297, AB 313, AB 1034, AB 233, and AB 553, with an effective date on Jan. 1, 2026.

The "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" could increase the uninsured rate in 16 states, with an estimated 16 million more Americans losing coverage, and 45% of all children in the U.S. relying on Medicaid, ...