In celebration of her 79th birthday today, here are some of the former ESSENCE editor-in-chief's most inspiring beauty moments.

Michelle West waited 32 years. Convicted in 1994 of nonviolent drug offenses, she was ordered to federal prison for two life sentences, plus an additional 50 years. On Sunday, former President Joe ...

The quote was genuine and its attribution to the civil rights leader was accurate. King said the phrase verbatim in at least ...

One of the highest civic awards given in Rock Hill, the Dream Keeper is presented annually to someone whose life reflects the values of courage, compassion and service exemplified by Martin Luther ...

ASHLAND Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Beloved Community” is a global vision in which all people can share in the wealth of the earth. Those two words — and the contents of that vision — were repeated ...

After a report from The Times, officials have called for an external review into delayed evacuation alerts in western ...

Jan. 17’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Unity/Scholarship Banquet, sponsored by the Aberdeen/Monroe County chapter of the NAACP, ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. - A former San Jose Police union employee arrested for drug distribution last year was sentenced to probation this week after being convicted in federal court. Now San Jose’s Mayor ...

Citizen-led boards to review police misconduct would be banned in Iowa cities under a bill advanced Tuesday by Republicans on ...

Marsha Ellison is concerned that a former Fort Lauderdale police officer was fighting to get his job back on Wednesday in ...

Defense attorneys argue George Norcross' connections to Camden city government, which is not a crime, turned the city around.

In separate lawsuits, Benjamin Crump and the NAACP are going after Southern California Electric on behalf of Eaton fire ...