Race

Father and son are now caregiver and care recipient. Robert Turner, Sr. was cheerful even though his day started with being discharged from the hospital.

Black men are a hidden segment of caregivers. It's stressful but rewarding, too

5:43pm May 21, 2024

by Ashley Milne-Tyte

Almost 40 percent of caregivers of older adults are men, and a third of that group is Black. But African American men face some issues other guys don't.

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President Biden speaks to graduating students at the Morehouse College commencement Sunday in Atlanta.

At Morehouse, Biden says dissent should be heard because democracy is 'still the way'

11:27am May 20, 2024

Facing potential headwinds with both young voters and Black voters, President Biden's Morehouse College commencement address focused on his view of the importance — and future of — democracy.

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Biden will address the commencement ceremony at Morehouse College. Protests are expected

7:59am May 19, 2024

President Biden makes an address today during commencement ceremonies at Morehouse College in Atlanta at a time when protests over his handling of the war in Gaza are rocking U.S. college campuses.

Education

A historically Black university holds what could be its last graduation

9:00am May 18, 2024

by Leonada Inge

A historically Black university in North Carolina may have had its last graduation as the school fights for its accreditation.

Education

In a debate over a school name, it's not just parents who are attached to the past

6:27am May 18, 2024

by Leah Donnella

At the height of the racial reckoning, a school district in Virginia voted to rename two schools that had been previously named for Confederate generals. This month, that decision was reversed.

National

Funeral is held for U.S. Airman Roger Fortson as family calls for justice

6:27pm May 17, 2024

by Adrian Andrews

Roger Fortson's funeral was Friday in Atlanta. Fortson, a U.S. airman, was shot and killed by a sheriff's deputy earlier this month, which his family contends was unjustified.

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Ohio reviews diversity scholarships

6:27pm May 17, 2024

by Sarah Donaldson

Ohio's Republican attorney general ordered state universities to end scholarships that use race-based criteria, saying they're unconstitutional after 2023's Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action.

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High school students sue Arkansas over restricted African American studies

5:05pm May 17, 2024

by Josie Lenora

A group of students at Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas is suing the state over the cancelation of AP African-American studies courses.

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Chantemekki Fortson, mother of Roger Fortson, a U.S. Air Force senior airman, holds a photo of her son.

National

Family of Black U.S. airman seeks answers after fatal shooting by Florida deputy

2:27pm May 17, 2024

Roger Fortson, a 23-year-old senior airman, was shot and killed at his apartment by a deputy this month. Lawyers for the family dispute the sheriff's office claim of self-defense.

Earlier this month, President Biden spoke about protests that have roiled many U.S. college campuses. Among their demands is for the Israeli military to leave Gaza. Biden said students have a right to protest but not to be disruptive. He is set to speak at Morehouse College in Atlanta on Sunday.

Biden is set for the Morehouse graduation. Students are divided

1:00pm May 17, 2024

Ahead of Biden's address at Morehouse, students share their frustrations