Local resident Missy Love shares a perspective of public servants who show up every day to educate, protect and support our communities—deserving gratitude not just this week, but year-round.

The case of Adriana Smith, a brain-dead pregnant woman kept on life support in Georgia, has sparked legal and ethical debates over fetal personhood under the state’s strict abortion laws, which may ...

Community models heat up the runway in local fashions including Craig Coates Couture at the Fashion for a Cause event, returning June 5 to the U.S. Naval Academy’s Fluegel Alumni Center.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed an executive order to reform in-custody restraint-related death investigations following an audit that exposed serious failures within the Office of the Chief Medical ...

Xavier University of Louisiana raised over $2 million at its Centennial Gala, honoring its legacy and supporting student scholarships.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, a Democratic gubernatorial candidate, returned May 13 to the federal immigration detention center where he was arrested days earlier for trespassing while protesting the ...

NewU University is proposing a tuition-free charter high school that would let students earn up to 80 college credits before graduation. The goal is to save time and money while expanding access to a ...

Explore the history of Black presence at the Preakness Stakes and the equestrian industry with this photo collection from the AFRO archives.

R&B singer Cassie testified in court on May 13 that music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs abused and sexually exploited her for years, describing coerced participation in violent, drug-fueled sex acts known ...

Varia Alston, a 21-year-old junior at McDaniel College, became the first young adult to receive the Unsung Black Catholic Woman Award from Baltimore’s Historic St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church. The ...

Senior White House adviser Stephen Miller said the 47th president’s administration is considering suspending habeas corpus to address immigration, alarming legal experts and Black historians who warn ...