For years, Black women have used synthetic braids to help style their hair. But a recent study by Consumer Reports found that ...

Research from Harvard Kennedy School’s Marcella Alsan shows Black survey respondents’ interest in clinical trials increased ...

As long as there have been fantasy authors, there have been black fantasy authors. Yet, there is a depressingly large subset ...

The 15-year-old student at Ardrey Kell High School in Charlotte, who wasn't named, was attacked in her math class on March 7 ...

NAACP advocates have broken their silence after a male black student allegedly beat up his female classmate, claiming the incident sparked a 'racial divide.' ...

Although melanoma primarily affects fair-skinned people, people with darker skin are also at risk but often go undiagnosed ...

Photo: Mormon converts Wynetta Willis Martin Clark (left) and Marilyn Yuille joined the Tabernacle Choir in 1969 and 1970.

The girl was given antibiotics and made a full recovery, but her experience highlights the complexities people of color—particularly those with brown and Black skin—have in managing eczema ...

Itchy, raised bumps caused by hives can look different on medium and dark skin tones. Instead of pink, they may be the same color as the skin. Hives is a common condition that causes itchy ...

Follow artists who highlight tattoos on dark skin, like Black Artistry 101. You won’t only find beautiful tattoos but also tattoo artists of all backgrounds whose quality work is artfully ...

Talitha Tollett-Bray, an African American educator, now retired, taught at John Franklin Hope Early Childhood Center and in the Tulsa Public Schools system. As a child, Bray started school at the ...

The LSE Africa Summit is an annual student-led conference that showcases Africa's expertise and global contribution, and promotes debate around the continent's contemporary challenges and ...