Dr. Christopher Harvey, the mayor of Manor, Texas, attended the 2025 African American Mayors Association conference to ...

New Orleans is that kind of community where we all need to get along with each other,” said longtime a congregation member.

Progressive icon and former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee declared victory Saturday as the new mayor of troubled Oakland, a San Francisco Bay Area city reeling from economic ...

For family and friends, the downtown bronze statue dedication for Harriet Elizabeth “Liz” Byrd is something “long overdue.” ...

Now, a group of Democratic researchers, strategists, and operatives are launching a renewed effort to figure out — and to ...

ESSENCE Magazine and the Essence Festival of Culture have been a beacon of Black excellence, a cultural celebration of who we are, where we’ve been, […] ...

The 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina feels particularly heavy as it forces us to confront the culmination of memory, ...

Two days after the Lager Beer Riot, on April 23, 1885, Chicago citizens convened at South Market Hall for a public meeting on ...

It looks like the New Orleans Walk of Fame may end up being just a couple of steps unless it finds funding someplace other ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The city’s Civil Service Commission found Monday (April 14) that Mayor LaToya Cantrell improperly ...

Commission says Cantrell violated La. constitution by pressuring NOPD to alter its federally mandated promotion process after ...

Thousands of people filled the French Quarter at a festival that continues to celebrate New Orleans' rich history and culture ...