The "Forging Ahead" exhibit showcases works from established and emerging artists, making it the most expansive celebration of Black women's creativity at the Harlem museum.

Over the past year, at least 10 Black people have been found hanging from trees, with some deaths ruled suicides that families question.

Rates have climbed more than a full percentage point since the U.S. war against Iran started.

Middle-income Americans increasingly say they couldn't pay their rent on time. It's another warning sign for America's middle class.

Wirral mother among renters turning to food banks as gap between a two-bed and housing benefit hits £158 a month – rising to as much as £324 in London Do you prioritise paying the rent, putting food on the table or keeping the house warm in winter? In practice, says Laura Braddock, a single mum from Wirral, Merseyside, you always pay the rent first and improvise the rest. “If I’ve got a roof over our head, then everything else I can muddle through.” The pressing problem for Braddock, 39, is that muddling through is getting harder. The monthly rent for her two-bedroom flat far outstrips the local housing allowance (LHA) she receives – and the gap may widen. Continue reading...

The 18th annual NYC Climate Week centers around concerns about AI, data centers, climate adaptation, energy and the grid.

The hospital system will pay $8.5 million, similar to the “monetary penalty” paid by Mount Sinai earlier this month.

That's a quote from former rugby star Gareth Thomas, who is HIV positive. At the International AIDS Conference in Rio this year, he spoke out about the isolation and discrimination tied to the virus.

These are the books that readers refuse to put down. Join renowned authors Darcie Little Badger (Children of Owl), Camryn Garrett (In Between Days), and NYT-bestselling author Libba Bray (Under the Same Stars) in a candid conversation on banned books, free expression, and the stories that young adults deserve to read. Moderated by acclaimed author-illustrator […]

Sterling Point, this summer’s latest YA hit, has proven the genre is booming and becoming more inclusive – but we are a long way from the 90s ‘golden era’ of Black TV

Image above: Dr. Jilani with one of her pediatric cancer patients. The photo was damaged in a 2020 blast in Beirut. * * * I scroll aimlessly on my phone, stumbling onto video footage of Shaban Al-D…

Investors will buy your life insurance policy today — and collect the payout when you die.

We talked to four women who lost their jobs in a wave of cuts last year. They have advice for other Black women navigating the bleak market.

A nonprofit and a local public health agency are subsidizing marketplace health insurance for Austin musicians , even as rising healthcare costs make the program more expensive.

The director of American Doctor and two physicians in the film discuss the challenges of treating Gaza's wounded civilians and why they believe the world must see what is happening there.

For a century, teens have proved time and time again that they are the future.

All social science Core classes will transition to an “analog” approach for the upcoming academic year, restricting in-classroom technology use and banning AI-assisted writing and grading for students...

A bill to bar private businesses from scanning customers' faces has won the backing of Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration and a majority of the City Council, sponsors said Friday.

More than 800 USA Today Co. employees are calling on the company to dissolve its recently announced partnership with Palantir, according to a joint statement from 31 unionized newsrooms published Mond...

Total estimated industry sales rose 2.5% over 2024, according to the year-end report from the AAP, and the number of books sold inched up 0.4%, to 3.15 billion units.

U.S. employers cut 23,000 jobs in July, and job gains for the two previous months were weaker than initially reported, according to a report Friday from the Labor Department.

The filmmaker talks about working with Happy Madison productions, producing with her partner, and more.