Urban News Service

Most Americans had not heard of Rep. Frederica Wilson until she accused President Trump of making insensitive remarks in a condolence call to the...

By Eric Easter, Urban News ServiceWhile much of the coverage of the artist’s death focuses on his musical legacy, Prince  have an equally lasting impact...

By Josh Peterson BRIDGETON, Mo. – Outside Ferguson, Missouri, another issue burns. This time, it’s environmental. An underground fire smolders toward radioactive waste tied to the...

Ray Winans, once affectionately known as “Killer Ray,” is helping reduce gun violence in Detroit — one gang member at a time. The 37-year-old former...

By Eric EasterThe world’s first African-American Rolls Royce car dealer got there through hard work and perseverance, but only after disappointing his family.Thomas Moorehead’s...

  Technology Could Prove As Important As Legislation Eric EasteBetter use of technology and data could help solve the problem of mass incarceration.That's one conclusion that...

by Curtis Bunn CHICAGO — In some of Chicago’s lowest income neighborhoods, African-American teenage boys are overcoming their challenging surroundings. They are the young men...

By Eric EasterJennifer Renee Johnson desperately misses New Orleans during Mardi Gras. But the New Orleans she misses, she says, no longer exists.Johnson is...

By Curtis Bunn Sobering facts: For every black youth murdered in Philadelphia, 90 others experience grave injuries, including gunshot and stabbing wounds. Each year, more...

By Michael H. Cottman Days before the Iowa caucuses, the nation's largest association of black Republicans is endorsing Donald Trump, a candidate with little history of working...