NBCBLK    Jackson’s silky voice earned him two Grammy nominations and a slate of platinum and gold records. Freddie Jackson, whose smooth vocals swept an...

NBCBLK    Guyger was sentenced to 10 years in prison for fatally shooting Jean, her neighbor, after walking into his apartment in 2018. A former Dallas police...

NBCBLK    Sen. Cory Booker is introducing three bills to try to stop the Trump administration’s plan for the aircraft carrier, which was originally set to be...

NBCBLK    A Mississippi grand jury found no evidence of foul play in Wells’ death, but his family and attorney Ben Crump said the teen’s autopsy leaves...

NBCBLK    The teenager, who was Black, was boating with friends on an island on July Fourth when he was last seen. His body was found two days later. A grand...

NBCBLK    The Interior Department sent a letter to the Smithsonian last week laying out the administration’s criticisms. The Trump administration is...

NBCBLK    Jeffery’s death was announced on her Instagram account. The cause of death wasn’t disclosed. Carla Jeffery, best known for her role in the Disney...

NBCBLK    The gymnast was part of the gold medal-winning U.S. team at the 2024 Paris Games and the silver medal team at the 2020 Tokyo Games. Gymnast Jordan...

NBCBLK    Colin Kaepernick still puts in a workout at 4:30 a.m. most days. His football life may be long over, but his life’s work is not. Ten years after...

NBCBLK    Duane Keffe D Davis, 63, was accused not of pulling the trigger but of orchestrating the murder. He faces a life sentence when he is sentenced in...

NBCBLK    For some in the predominantly Black city, the lack of electricity has caused medical complications, while others are cooking what food they can at...

NBCBLK    The USS Doris Miller would be the first aircraft carrier named after a Black person and an enlisted sailor a decision made during Trump’s first term....

NBCBLK    Police said Corey Ruiz, 38, was fatally shot after he pulled out a knife in a struggle with four officers July 22. A video of his death has raised...

NBCBLK    The state Justice Department is leading the investigation and will release the name of the officer who fired his weapon, the police chief said....

NBCBLK    The family of Nolan Wells, whose body was found Monday on Horn Island, doesn’t accept that his death was an accidental drowning, attorney Ben Crump...

NBCBLK    Tucked in a casket with a stuffed animal, Kohen Wiley was remembered as a joy to his family’s world. POPE, Miss. Before the outcry, before the...

NBCBLK    Black and American Indian Alaska Native communities have the highest cancer rates of any racial or ethnic group in the U.S. Cancer death rates in the...

NBCBLK    Elba also warned against trying to make the iconic character woke in an interview with British GQ. Idris Elba has been at the center of speculation...

NBCBLK    Black Democrats running in the South Florida district are considering coalescing to force a one-on-one matchup against the well-funded congresswoman....

NBCBLK    A lower court had ruled the map intentionally discriminated against Black voters. The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Alabama to use a congressional...

NBCBLK    I’m not spending my time thinking of a defense, the Oscar winner told Elle magazine. The criticism will exist whether I engage with it or not. Oscar...

NBCBLK    The civil rights organization is urging recruits to withhold their college commitments in states where new congressional maps could be drawn. The...

NBCBLK    Bodycam video shows officers driving to the scene when a man, identified by police as Isaiah Kirby, comes running toward them while appearing to hold...

NBCBLK    Members of the Congressional Black Caucus spoke in dire terms about the Supreme Court’s latest redistricting ruling but have vowed to fight back....

NBCBLK    Several Black lawmakers in Alabama are voicing their frustrations over the Republican push for redistricting in the state, with some saying the fight...

NBCBLK    The decision sends litigation back to a lower court as the state races to adopt a map before the midterm elections that would more heavily favor...

NBCBLK    The new map, which comes in response to last week’s U.S. Supreme Court’s redistricting ruling, puts Republicans in position to pick up a House seat...

NBCBLK    The decision led liberal Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to harshly criticize the court’s conservative majority as Louisiana rushes to draw a new map...

NBCBLK    The court agreed with Republicans that the congressional map Louisiana drew is a racial gerrymander, making it harder for civil rights plaintiffs to...