Many Charlotte-area residents are familiar with some of the more notable figures in local Black history, people like Harvey Gantt, the first Black student accepted to enroll at Clemson University who ...

A community-based photo exhibition in Richmond, Virginia — a city at the center of a lot of Black history — showcases ...

Black residents make up more than 31% of the county's voting-age population, the department said, adding that Houston County has elected just one Black commissioner since the end of the Civil War.

alleging that its method of electing county commissioners discriminates against Black voters. Houston County, home to 163,000 people south of Macon, uses countywide elections to fill each of its ...

accuses Fayette County of illegal gerrymandering of election districts that places Black voters at an unfair disadvantage. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court of West Tennessee and ...

A US data center developer has secured more than $1 billion in financing as part of its plans to develop campuses across Virginia. JLL this week announced its Capital Markets group had arranged more ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Black state lawmakers are making clear what they want to accomplish this year. The Virginia Black Legislative Caucus unveiled its legislative agenda, including top priorities ...

Henrico has hired two independent firms to investigate last week’s water crisis and see what changes, if any, the county needs to make in managing its water. County Manager John Vithoulkas said ...

The Canadian Prime Minister will no longer lead the Liberal Party, and there are reasons to worry about what will happen if the Conservatives win the next election. Could Other Countries Prosecute ...

It comes on the eve of a likely new deal for its “Golden Goose” – All Blacks rugby rights – and amid huge upheaval in the global sports rights market. Shayne Currie reports.

The wildfires that erupted in Los Angeles County last week are among the most destructive in California history ... with Latinos making up 27% and Black Americans 18%. Though it has diversified ...