Between June 29-July 3, ESSENCE Fest will be a "rap-centric" event, with Hill performing her iconic 1998 solo album "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill".
A coalition of concerned fathers stepped up at their local high school after a series of fights broke out over the course of a week.
Sadie Roberts-Joseph, a beloved activist and founder of an African-American museum in Baton Rouge was found dead in the trunk of a car.
One of the biggest victories during this year's mid term elections is one that puts an end towards a 138 year-old Jim Crow era law.
The Justice Department will not charge the two officers involved in the fatal shooting of Alton Sterling, reports The New York Times.
The family and friends of a teenager who was shot and killed by an off duty deputy, says he was not armed and was just trying...
A man who went to his local police station to check on a restraining order filed against him, ended up being killed execution style by police.
The Alabama Crimson Tide shut down powerful LSU 21-0 as they out played the Tigers on both side of the ball to win the BCS National...
The LSU tigers will play the Alabama Crimson Tides for the national title.
A teen who was spanked by his uncle for boasting about gang ties on his Facebook was found shot to death nearby his New Orleans home.
