Missy Elliott has been a trailblazer in the music industry since the beginning of her career. PHOTO COURTESY OF BILLBOARD By MESFIN FEKADU Associated Press …

Billy Dee Williams, Tiffany Haddish and Omari Hardwick PHOTOS COURTESY OF BLACK PR WIRE Black PR Wire New York – The American Black Film Festival …

PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. health officials have approved a breakthrough therapy that can improve the …

PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – A record number of holiday packages are on track to arrive this …

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters. PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) – Health leaders say they …

PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer KEARNS, Utah (AP) – Maame Biney became the first black woman to qualify for a …

In a stunning victory aided by scandal, Jones won Alabama’s special Senate election, beating back history and an embattled Republican opponent. PHOTO COURTESY OF DIGG.COM …

Maj. Robert H. Lawrence Jr. PHOTO COURTESY OF PHYS.ORG By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – America’s first black astronaut, Air Force …

Hero, Pulse Nightclub, Officer Omar Delgado PHOTO COURTESY OF I.IHEART.COM Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. – One of the first police officers to respond to the …

Simeon Booker PHOTO COURTESY OF LEGACY.COM Associated Press WASHINGTON — Simeon Booker, a trail-blazing African-American journalist and the first full-time black reporter at The Washington …