Tampa's 48th mayor, Julian B. Lane, played a role in the Civil Rights Movement as one of the first southern mayors to support ...

"Nothing is going to be off limits," he said Tuesday, speaking for the first time to thousands of U.S. Health and Human ...

Black History Month is the perfect time to get acquainted with some of the many African American historical sites that dot the South. There is plenty of Black history and culture worth exploring in ...

Spartanburg city leadership is working to improve housing affordability while huge investments like the Spartanburgers ...

G eorge Washington Williams was one complex dude. He was a soldier, a minister of the gospel, a lawyer, a politician, an ...

Calls are mounting for consumers to boycott retailers. Here's why, and which California businesses are among those targeted.

Two Harrisburg men shared a name, William Jones. They both served as doctors. And both lived in the same part of town, the largely Black and immigrant Old 8th Ward. It was wiped out more than a ...

This Black History Month, the Banner is teaming up with WriteBoston’s Teens In Print program, highlighting young voices of color. Each week, we will feature the work of three new students, who will ...

Duffy and his wife Rachel have nine children. The youngest, a girl, has Down syndrome. In September 2019, at age 47, Duffy ...

Two Republican Congressmen introduced legislation named after Mayor Muriel Bowser that aims to repeal D.C.'s Home Rule. On ...

February is Black History Month and offers ways for the community to reflect on the struggles ... downtown, and other city locations, captured by renowned local photographer Andrea Clark.

Kennedy Jr., a vocal vaccine skeptic and activist lawyer, appeared on track to become the nation's health secretary after winning the crucial support of Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, a doctor who ...