Melissa Noel

Officials reported that 25-year-old Jaquez Myrick was arrested and federally charged with possessing a machine gun. An 18-year-old non-student was tragically killed in the shooting.

With exit polls dispelling myths, the President and CEO of the Global Black Economic Forum urges recognition of the complexity and integrity of Black male voters.

A crowd gathered at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park in Maryland, for a ceremony to honor Tubman's legacy and officially commission her as a one-star general.

“It's been a great experience. It further strengthens my faith," Vamarr Hunter said after meeting his mother Lenore Lindsey.

The lawsuit accuses federal and local agencies of being complicit in the civil rights icon's assassination — and covering it up for nearly 60 years.

More than 50 years after demolishing a thriving minority community, the city reckons with its past through a historic reparations settlement and cultural preservation efforts.

ESSENCE got an exclusive look at the National Domestic Workers Alliance’s new portrait series, honoring the vital yet often-overlooked contributions of Black caregivers across the country.

"It doesn't make sense to me. How do you get caught on a hook? I want answers, and we won't stop till we get answers," said the chid's mother.

Through its Cooking Up Conversation series, The Global Black Economic Forum explores the connection between health and wealth in Black communities and taking action to create lasting change.

The divers made history in October as the first Black couple to wed at Grenada's Underwater Wedding Chapel.