African American

Climate change means more flood risk from rising seas, hurricanes and heavy rain. Black communities in the southern U.S. are in the crosshairs, according to a new analysis.

The wording in the Cherokee Nation's legal doctrine has been used to exclude Black people whose ancestors were once enslaved by the Cherokees — known as Freedmen — from their full tribal rights.

Wherever data is available in the U.S, the COVID-19 pandemic is disproportionately afflicting African Americans.In Chicago, where African Americans make…

Fortune 500 companies, craft breweries and eateries tend to dominate business coverage of Cincinnati. But Essence magazine says the Queen City is the...

Join All Sides Weekend host Clare Roth for a discussion about African American visual artists in Columbus and their impact on the modern-day arts…

Columbus Public Health is holding an event today providing the basics of drug addiction in the African American community.Minorities are 13 times more…

A U.S. Hair & Beauty employee rapidly scans the barcodes of the latest shipment of hair extensions. Black, burgundy and chestnut brown weaves pile up on…

Ten years after the 2008 recession, some small businesses in Central Ohio—especially establishments run by African-Americans—could still use a boost to…

African Americans represent 12 percent of the U.S. population, but accounted for 44 percent of estimated new HIV diagnosis in 2014. Coming up this hour,…

10 a.m. Public media host, Tavis Smiley, joins us to discuss the updated #1 New York Times Bestseller, The Covenant with Black America. The new edition…