'Lift Every Voice and Sing' hymn ignites hope across nation

Lift Every Voice and Sing” was created more than a century ago. But the hymn dubbed as the Black national anthem has resurrected a beacon of hope during recent nationwide protests.

Calls to boycott two Maryland restaurants over alleged racist incidents

There are growing calls to boycott two Maryland restaurants over alleged racist incidents that took place over the last couple of weeks.

Black-owned businesses see sales surge amid racism reckoning

Black-owned businesses are enjoying a surge in support amid the national reckoning on racism sparked by George Floyd’s killing in Minneapolis.

Nike, FedEx, PepsiCo asked to cut ties with Redskins until name changed: report

Last week, three letters signed by 87 different investment firms and shareholders asked Nike, FedEx, and PepsiCo to end their business relationships with the Washington Redskins until the team decides to change its controversial name, according to Adweek.  

DC's Emancipation Memorial, target of protests, was funded by former slaves: reports

A controversial statue in Washington, D.C., and replicated in Boston, has a history that many people who currently oppose the statues might not know, according to reports.

Country music reckons with racial stereotypes and its future

Country artists have long been hesitant to address racial issues, but the rallies over racial injustice this year have become too important for the genre to ignore.

Census shows white decline, nonwhite majority among youngest

New figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday show that for the first time nonwhites and Hispanics were a majority of people under age 16 in 2019.

Bubba Wallace 'relieved' rope in garage wasn't noose targeted at him, acknowledges 'embarrassment'

NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace tweeted out a statement on Wednesday about the supposed noose found in his garage, saying that he's "relieved" to know it wasn't meant for him, but embarrassed by the mixup after the FBI ended its hate crime investigation.

Jimmy Kimmel apologizes for use of blackface in sketches

Jimmy Kimmel apologized on Tuesday for his 1990s blackface impressions of NBA player Karl Malone and other Black celebrities.

Congress stalls on policing overhaul, despite public outcry

“This bill is not salvageable and we need bipartisan talks to get to a constructive starting point,” write Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and the co-authors of the party's bill, Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., and Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J.

NASCAR race begins after show of support for Bubba Wallace

In an extraordinary act of solidarity with NASCAR’s only Black driver, dozens of drivers pushed the car belonging to Bubba Wallace to the front of the field before Monday’s race as FBI agents nearby tried to find out who left a noose in his garage stall over the weekend.

Statue of Theodore Roosevelt to be removed from outside museum

The American Museum of Natural History will remove a prominent statue of Theodore Roosevelt from its entrance after years of objections that it symbolizes colonial expansion and racial discrimination, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Sunday.