In 1970, Cheryl Browne became the first black woman to participate in the Miss America pageant; she represented Iowa. Since then, 15 black women have been named either Miss America or Miss USA ...

A transgender woman who fatally stabbed a USPS postal worker at a New York City deli was formally sentenced to 15 years in prison for the killing, sparking an uproar in the courtroom among family ...

Now, since this all started with Marvel, we have decided to honor Marvel’s comic book legacy with a list of the 15 best black characters of Marvel. Some of them are heroes, some are antiheroes, and ...

The best 3-year-old fillies will race in the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes just two weeks after the Kentucky Oaks. Good Cheer, who won the Kentucky Oaks to remain undefeated, won't be part of the field ...

These Black artists predicted everything from beating a murder case to the issues of climate change way before it even happened. California rapper Snoop Dogg almost predicted his own demise with ...

Maybe it’s not lost, but assured. That buzz? It is everyone’s favorite bug to hate this time of year: the black fly. As hours of daylight increase, temperatures start to rise, making ...

DOWNIEVILLE, Calif. — Patrice Miller, 71, lived by herself in a small yellow house beneath towering mountain peaks on the edge of a burbling river in this Sierra County village. She doted on her ...