(WIB) – Nearly all members of the Blackworld have heard the saying: “A hard head makes for a soft behind.” Translation: “When you don’t listen and learn, reality will eventually whip your a$$.” ...

The turnout gap between Black and white voters in Alabama increased to 13 percentage points in the most recent election.

From racial terror to literacy tests to modern-day voter suppression, efforts to silence Black political power have never stopped.

The new legislation would require American citizens to produce documents like a passport or birth certificate to register to ...

The justices will decide whether race or politics was the main factor as Louisiana lawmakers redrew districts for Congress.

To that end, the Black Book details a range of civil rights information, including racial profiling, police brutality and ...

Key Bridgeport officials said they continue to have faith in Police Chief Roderick Porter despite nearly half the force ...

A request of the Virginia's Appomattox County Board of Elections to close precincts serving Black citizens created fears of voter suppression.

D.C. is bracing for $1 billion in budget cuts that will impact all residents, but Black communities stand to be hit the ...

The Voting Rights Act's legacy is under threat. Maryland's proposed Voting Rights Act could protect fair representation and voting rights for all.

In 1964, Fannie Lou Hamer stood before the Democratic National Convention (DNC). She delivered one of the most searing indictments of American democracy.

ESSENCE Black Futures honorees, Dr. Brandon Frame, Tevon Blair, Dr. Topeka Sam and W. Mondale Robinson discuss the power of ...