Gun violence is trending downward for more than three quarters of cities with the most shootings, according to a new analysis ...

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Georgia election results are beginning to trickle in. Data from the Georgia secretary of state’s office reported more than ...

Whether Abigail Spanberger or Winsome Earle-Sears wins on Nov. 4, a woman will lead the state for the first time.

Lee Guest, a member of the Black human rights organization the December 12th Movement, holds a Pan-African flag as he awaits the start of a rally for reparations at the African Burial Ground National ...

After decades of damaging floods, Rodney Cook Sr. Park can now capture millions of gallons of stormwater, but residents say more work is needed.

BOWIE, Maryland — On one of the last stops on the Educate to Liberate tour, conservative influencer Siaka Massaquoi and other supporters stood behind the student center on Bowie State’s campus for ...

Concerns about the proliferation of data centers, better ways to boost economic development, and the reputation of the nation’s Blackest major city are top of mind for many voters.

Zohran Mamdani, the leading mayoral candidate, signed a pledge to champion reparations policies. Is it hype or a real possibility?

From data centers and gentrification to electric bills, candidates elected Tuesday in local and statewide races will impact policy for years to come.

Reparations for slavery and historic discrimination against African Americans once seemed like a pipe dream. But momentum for it has been building in the past five years in cities across America, ...