In January, Joyce Colemon of Waynesboro stepped down as president of the local branch of the NAACP after 14 years.

Last week's vote by the conservative members of Aurora’s City Council to dissolve the Human Relations Commission (HRC), a ...

A federal judge has denied a preliminary injunction request filed by the NAACP and several allied organizations seeking to stop the Trump ...

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People sued to stop the federal government from propagating its interpretation of civil rights law in March. Pushback was inevitable. Though the ...

Owensboro’s 27th annual Multicultural Festival kicked off on Saturday morning, despite the hot, humid and sunny skies. Cars were parked on the side roads close to the church as crowds of spectators ...

AI invests $40B in Memphis site, plans solar farm & sustainable cooling tower also on the cards amid Elon Musk's criticism of ...

More than a year after Kadarius Smith died after being run over by a Mississippi police car, the family is still seeking ...

Rather than making a decision, the License Commission opted to continue its meeting to Aug. 27 in order to collect more ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - A video online of a South Bend police officer detaining a teenage girl is drawing attention from ...

Explore the life and struggles of African American poet Paul Laurence Dunbar through his historic house in Dayton, Ohio.

"The relief requested here raises a serious risk of doing precisely what the [Supreme] Court has cautioned the court to avoid ...

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