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By: Jordan Meadows | Staff Writer The Black Alumni Experience Project at the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Medicine provides an insightful collection of oral histories that illuminate the journeys of Black medical professionals. This project, initiated by […]

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) – An American Airlines plane arriving at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport discontinued its landing, performing a go-around at an air traffic controller’s instruction to avoid getting too close to another aircraft departing from the same runway, the Federal […]

BY: AMANDA BECKER, THE 19TH This story was originally published by The 19th.  President Donald Trump last week directed the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to disband a committee to identify and reduce systemic barriers that people of color, LGBTQ+ people […]

BY: ROB SCHOFIELD | NC Newsline The much-faster-than-expected economic recovery that’s followed the easing of the COVID-19 pandemic has produced several encouraging developments in the United States: low unemployment, rising wages, strong corporate profits, flattened or even falling poverty rates – […]

BY  LARRY NEUMEISTER NEW YORK (AP) – New York City Mayor Eric Adams asked a federal judge to toss out the corruption case against him Wednesday, alleging prosecutorial misconduct, even as the Justice Department seeks dismissal of the charges on the Democrat’s behalf. In papers […]

BY LAUREN IRWIN, The Hill MSNBC is canceling Joy Reid’s evening news show as part of the network’s overhaul under the new presidential administration. Reid’s final show is planned for sometime this week, a source familiar with the changes said. She’s hosted “The ReidOut” […]

By Ben Beaumont-Thomas and Safi Bugel  Roberta Flack, the US singer behind a string of hits including Killing Me Softly With His Song, has died aged 88. “We are heartbroken that the glorious Roberta Flack passed away this morning, February […]

BY: GREG CHILDRESS | NC Newsline Congresswoman Alma Adams issued a statement late last week criticizing the Trump administration’s decision to suspend the 1890 Scholars Program administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).   The Scholars Program was established in 1992 in […]

BY: ROBBIE SEQUEIRA | Stateline Across the country, state lawmakers are finding rare bipartisan ground on an increasingly urgent issue for educators and parents: banning cellphone use in schools. Fueling these bans is growing research on the harmful effects of smartphone and social media use on […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Former Vice President Kamala Harris stepped on the NAACP Image Awards stage Saturday night with a sobering message, calling the civil rights organization a pillar of the Black community and urging people to stay resilient and hold onto their faith […]