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Former Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder, 95, delivered a passionate keynote at the Richmond Crusade for Voters' 70th anniversary, urging activists to persist in the fight for justice. Reflecting on his historic career, from removing a racist state song to securing Virginia's MLK holiday, Wilder emphasized unity, perseverance, and the enduring importance of civic engagement and voting rights.

Alabama officials approved a massive AI data center near a historic voting-rights campsite, despite objections from Black residents.

A new NAACP election dashboard shows nearby data centers and candidates’ positions on development, pollution and environmental protections.

A dark money group with reported AIPAC connections is running digital ads attacking Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed's standing with Black voters, exploiting tensions between Black and Arab American communities. Critics call it a divisive "Black-fishing" tactic as El-Sayed, backed by Obama and Warnock, battles Republican Mike Rogers for crucial Detroit votes.

Healthcare dominates this year's midterms as Obamacare subsidies expire, Medicaid faces cuts, and premiums rise, hitting Black Americans especially hard. Word In Black examines the healthcare platforms of history-making Black candidates—including Keisha Lance Bottoms, Scott Colom, Angie Nixon, David Crowley, and others—running for Congress, Senate, and governor across multiple states this election cycle.

It’s an unfamiliar name that comes up in alerts from state medical examiners, local law enforcement and college campuses: cychlorphine. A drug more potent than fentanyl.

On the campaign trail in 2024, Donald Trump promised to make gas dirt-cheap again and blamed record-high gas on the Biden-Harris “war on energy.”

A Virginia grand jury has indicted Democratic state Sen. L. Louise Lucas and six others, including members of her family, on charges that she engaged in a racketeering conspiracy to sell marijuana and launder the proceeds.

Students in this Oregon community won’t be returning to classes on Monday as they mourn three classmates and a teacher killed in the United States’ latest school shooting, the motive of which is still unknown.

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to review former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s decision to cancel plea agreements with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other defendants accused of plotting the 9/11 terror attack.