In 1961, Ed Dwight hoped to become the first Black astronaut in space. But he never made it. Now, at 90 years old, Dwight will get the chance to finally experience space onboard Blue Origin's ...

Gething is the son of a white Welsh father and a Black Zambian mother. He was born in Zambia, but his family moved to the U.K. when he was 2, growing up in Wales and England. In 2011, he became a ...

Vice President Harris will kick off a multistate tour Monday to tout economic opportunities for Black Americans in an effort to mobilize the critical voting base for Democrats ahead of November ...

Here are 13 facts about the Black Death. An early 16th-century French statue of Saint Roch, who was believed to have cured people of the plague. His left hand points to a bubo on his inner thigh.

After 40 years, the highly anticipated revival of the musical “The Wiz,” the much-beloved, soulful Black adaptation of “The Wizard of Oz,” has opened on Broadway. The show premiered on ...

Astronomers have found the largest stellar black hole ever spotted, dubbed Gaia-BH3. It has a mass 33 times that of the sun, dwarfed only by supermassive black holes and those that formed through ...

There are a couple of weirdly conflicting things going on in Florida right now. One is that GOP leaders are trying to strip history books, library shelves and even private companies’ boardrooms ...

While other publications have since released their own versions, it’s high time Black media got in on the fun. This week, Essence magazine announced its inaugural “ESSENCE Sexiest Men of the ...

While other publications have since released their own versions, it’s high time Black media got in on the fun. This week, Essence magazine announced its inaugural “ESSENCE Sexiest Men of the ...

The rapper-actor was dressed in sunglasses and a black suit, like his character in the 1997 film. By Kimberly Nordyke Managing Editor, Digital The rapper-actor hit the stage alongside J Balvin to ...

President Biden is losing support from young Black voters who helped spur his 2020 victory primarily because of his administration's support for Israel in the war in Gaza, a new report says.

A new poll suggests that 30% of black men in seven swing states will give their support to former President Donald Trump, up from the 12% he received in 2020, come the November election.