Morris Brown College, a private Historically Black College University located in Atlanta, GA, has formally filed for bankruptcy

A gunman opened fire on five people in front of the Empire State Building in New York City today. He was later shot and killed by police.

Morris Brown College, a private Historically Black College University located in Atlanta, GA, is facing foreclosure as debt afflicts the university.

Compton female rapper Yo-Yo found fame in the early 1990s as a Hip-Hop artist and protégé of fellow west coast rapper Ice Cube.

Ebony magazine will honor 10 women from various Historically Black College Universities around the country in an upcoming September 2012 issue.

A Jackson State University alum known for his contributions with the school’s NAACP chapter was found dead in his apartment Monday.

No one may ever fully know what happened on that dark, rainy Feb. 26 night of Trayvon Martin’s death. But if there is any question into what precipitated Martin’s tragic demise, George Zimmerman’s 911 audio may provide some answers.

Could it have been subtle racism or just pure coincidence? Many viewers of the 2012 Olympics are asking this after a commercial ran featuring a monkey on gymnastics rings following commentary by Bob Costas on Gabby Douglas’s gold medal inspiring other African-American girls to follow in her foot steps.

A college professor was suspended from is teaching job in 2005 after a joke that didn’t go off too well.

A Colorado teenager’s heroism saved the life of a young mother and her two children during a theater shooting massacre that left 12 people dead and 58 injured.

Former NBA star Isaiah Rider and wife Vanessa have set up a campaign fund for 19-year-old Jarell Brooks, a teen who saved young woman and her two children during a Colorado theater shooting massacre.