A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond: Eleven-year-old Ghanaian spelling whizz ...

The African Development Bank Group has elected Mauritanian economist Sidi Ould Tah as its ninth president. Tah election win ...

The pressure gets turned up considerably this week with the 80th U.S. Women's Open set to be played for the first time at ...

"Number One on the Call Sheet" explores the racial pay gap and the lack of diversity across major categories at industry ...

The University of Alabama and Tuskegee University were two colleges that used funding from a grant that has been terminated.

Rep. Shelia Stubbs will introduce her task force proposal for a third time this year. Republicans removed the idea from budget consideration.

Women and Black patients are more likely to suffer life-changing complications from advanced heart and blood vessel ...

Before the oppressive summer heat descends on Atlanta, therapist Brittanee Sims usually gets her thick, curly hair braided at ...

Women face a higher risk of complications after procedures aimed at replacing heart valves or altering the heart’s structure ...

From a sumo wrestling match to discovering vintage clothes at Harajuku, these sites and activities didn’t disappoint.

In a world that tells Black women when to smile, how to dress and how to wear our hair, these women are making bold ...

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has redesigned its temple garments, which are worn by faithful members under ...