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Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey was founded by Fawn Weaver to honor the memory of Nearest Green, an enslaved African American who helped Jack Daniel to start his distillery. The 270-acre distillery...

Nigerian teenager Faith Odunsi is putting the West African nation on the map after winning the Global Open Mathematics competition. She beat other contestants from Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, and the...

In a series of historic appointments under the Biden Administration, the U.S. Park Police (USPP) has appointed Pamela A. Smith to take command of the oldest federal law enforcement agency...

A 29-year-old New York man who was arrested for allegedly attacking women unprovoked at a subway stop in Brooklyn is facing a 52-count indictment and could be sentenced to up to life behind bars...

Seasoned rapper and actor Ice Cube has revealed he is set to meet President Joe Biden to discuss his Contract with Black America (CWBA) plan after his administration reached out to him. The 51-year-old made the...

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has elected its first Black President in its 101-year history. Deborah Archer, a clinal law professor at New York University School of Law, was...

A notorious Kenyan poacher who was recently extradited to the United States from his home country pleaded not guilty to illegally trafficking elephant ivory and rhino horn when he appeared before a...

Vice President Kamala Harris took the oath of office in a historic ceremony Wednesday, becoming the first woman, first Black American and first South Asian American to hold the office....

What was intended to be a monumental moment for American Vogue to feature the first Black and Asian woman vice president on its cover has sparked so many controversies. Kamala Harris is the cover...

More than 10 years after the death of Michael Jackson, his famous former estate, Neverland Ranch, has reportedly been sold to a billionaire investor for $22 million. Ron Burkle, a former...

Oneita and Clive Thompson fled Jamaica in 2004 after gang members burned their farm and threatened to kill them. In the U.S., the government denied them asylum but allowed them...

Two of the world’s largest producers of cocoa, Ghana and Ivory Coast, have accused U.S. confectionary giants of avoiding paying a bonus that will help improve the economic fortunes of poor...