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Kamala Harris got a much needed boost this past week when the California senator picked up the endorsement of Higher Heights, the country’s largest political organization aimed at electing black women. But Elizabeth Warren would not be outdone. A day after Harris’ announcement, the Massachusetts senator won the backing of more than 100 black female activists. She also picked up...

The final farewells to the late U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings began Wednesday in Baltimore, where constituents, family members, elected officials and others remembered the Maryland congressman for working tirelessly and fearlessly for social justice from childhood until his death.

Performance poetry, jazz, recycled art, meditation, comedy, dance classes, Tai Chi, improv, the National Symphony Orchestra and way more, and you can check it all out for free.

Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, a pioneer and reigning giant of modern literature whose imaginative power in “Beloved,” “Song of Solomon” and other works transformed American letters by dramatizing the pursuit of freedom within the boundaries of race, has died at age 88.

Kamala Harris can’t forget the older black woman she met in Iowa while campaigning for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama before the state’s 2008 caucus. “I remember her saying to me, ‘They’re not going to let him win,'” Harris recalled. “She did not want to go to the caucuses. She didn’t want to be disappointed.” For Harris, it was a...

Kamala Harris can’t forget the older black woman she met in Iowa while campaigning for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama before the state’s 2008 caucus. “I remember her saying to me, ‘They’re not going to let him win,'” Harris recalled. “She did not want to go to the caucuses. She didn’t want to be disappointed.” For Harris, it was a...

A Stafford, Virginia, woman is accomplishing her dream of becoming a college graduate. But it wasn’t easy. News4’s Shomari Stone explains her inspirational journey to graduating from Howard University.

Judge Damon J. Keith, a grandson of slaves and figure in the civil rights movement who as a federal judge was sued by President Richard Nixon over a ruling against warrantless wiretaps, died Sunday. He was 96. Keith died in Detroit, the city where the prominent lawyer was appointed in 1967 to the U.S. District Court, according to the Swanson...

As universities make last ditch efforts to woo new students ahead of the May 1 National College Decision Day — when students will make their final college decision — a handful of public universities ranked lowest in a report on resources for black students are still struggling to support some of their currently enrolled students.

The exposed brick walls at St. Ann’s Warehouse in Brooklyn, New York, were adorned with warm string lights, “Imagine the Future” signs and multicolor neon square panels reminiscent of a ’70s disco floor. The performing arts venue located below the Brooklyn Bridge was filled with New York University faculty, alumni and student performers who had gathered to honor some of...

Susan Kelechi Watson talks about the new season of “This Is Us,” the text messages she exchanges with family over the show and her new movie, “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.”

A ground-breaking ophthalmologist helps revolutionize medicine in her field. Beverly White and Dennis Lahti tell her story on NBC4 News on Feb. 27, 2019.

The Supreme Court seemed likely Thursday to preserve a constitutional rule that allows state and federal governments to prosecute someone for the same crime. Several justices expressed concern about upsetting the long-standing rule that provides an exception to the Constitution’s ban on trying someone twice for the same offense, even as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg described it as a “double...

George Taliaferro, the star Indiana running back who in 1949 became the first black player drafted in the NFL when George Halas and the Chicago Bears took him in the 13th round, has died. He was 91.

A boil water advisory that affected thousands of people in D.C. Friday and Saturday has been lifted completely, DC Water says.

DC Water is advising thousands of residents of Northwest and Northeast D.C. to boil their tap water before drinking it or cooking with it because of a problem that made it possible for contaminants to enter the water.

Former first lady Michelle Obama told first-generation college freshmen to surround themselves with a community to help them survive college. Mrs. Obama was the first in her family to attend college. She said: “Finding a cohort for yourself and starting to build your community is going to be important. College wasn’t meant to do alone.” She spoke at the fifth...

Six Howard University employees were fired last year after a review found that some university employees received inappropriate refunds from the financial aid department, the university’s president said Wednesday.

Several NBA teams have played what is known as the “negro national anthem” at games during Black History Month thanks in part to the urging of a retired Howard University professor.

“Black Panther” fans filmed a video message explaining what the movie means to them, which they thought would air on “The Tonight Show” Wednesday. What they didn’t know was that Boseman was behind the curtain, waiting to surprise them along with Jimmy Fallon.