The City of Dunbar voted to settle $100,000 in one of the more recent police brutality lawsuits filed against the city and ...

Virginia is one of two states holding a gubernatorial race this year and will be one of the first major elections held after President Donald Trump's win.

The race for Virginia’s governorship is shaping up to be one of the most closely watched political contests nationwide this ...

An emotional General Assembly gathering to remember the 100 Black Virginians served in the Virginia General Assembly from the late 1870s to 1890 and in the 1867 constitutional convention.

More than 1,500 people were pardoned for their involvement in the Jan. 6 Capitol Riot by President Trump, including a ...

Virginia Speaker of the House of Delegates Don Scott says faith and family forged his path to redemption— a journey he hopes inspires anyone who has ever made a mistake.

On his last full day as President, Biden issued pardons for 5 people including Don Scott, Marcus Garvey, and Kemba Pradia, a ...

In one of his final acts as President, Joe Biden issued a series of pardons for thousands of Americans, including Virginia ...

The inauguration ceremony will begin around 11:30 a.m. ET, with Trump set to be sworn in around noon. The event was moved indoors because of the cold temperatures expected in Washington. This will be ...

Iowa State fell in the new AP Top 25 rankings released Monday, two days after the Cyclones lost for the first time in nearly two months.

The Advocate highlights social inequality through original stories and opinions, and content generated by fellow NNPA and ...

President Joe Biden has posthumously pardoned Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who influenced Malcolm X and other Black civil ...