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Baltimore City leaders are working to create more support for those who have faced intimate partner violence (IPV). As part of the 2026-2031 Comprehensive Violence Prevention Plan, city leaders want ...

The DC Holiday Market returns Nov. 12 to Dupont Circle for its 22nd year, bringing 121 vendors and 40 days of holiday shopping. Whether you celebrate and have gifts to purchase for Christmas, Kwanzaa ...

Crusader Update: According to activists working with the family of Trey Reed, a second, independent autopsy revealed the Delta State University student had blunt force trauma to the back of the head ...

(BLACK PRESS USA) – Several U.S. Senate Democrats have introduced legislation that would establish 18-year active terms for Supreme Court justices and create a regular schedule for appointing new ...

Advocacy to advance reparations in Maryland garnered major traction over the last few years. Former Delegate Wanika Fisher (D-Md.-47B); former state Sen. Jill P. Carter (D-Md.-41); Delegate Marlon ...

Dark red bricks and steeply pitched gables define a historic home in Baltimore’s Old Goucher neighborhood that now houses more than 15 Black-owned businesses. From a perfumery and hairstylist to an ...

As Medicaid cuts threaten maternal care, particularly in rural areas, hospitals are embracing a simple postpartum alert to help save lives. Nearly 70 percent of pregnancy-related deaths happen after ...

It was a case most gynecologists wouldn’t touch — literally. Brionna Johnson of Chicago, who was 17 weeks pregnant, had a fibroid tumor on her uterus that weighed 27 pounds. One gynecologist after ...

Over the past four years, the Environmental Protection Agency has tightened restrictions on a host of pollutants and pollution sources, ranging from tougher tailpipe emissions standards for all ...

As the U.S. enters its first presidential election in which convincing misinformation can be created by artificial intelligence (AI), supporters of former President Donald Trump are spreading ...