The La Unique African American Books and Cultural Center opened in 1991 to help customers learn more about Black history.

Leland Melvin, former NASA astronaut and Detroit Lions wide receiver, visited the elementary school to share his message and ...

The acclaimed film director’s new project is a photographic exhibition about mass demonstration – and concludes a very personal journey ...

Smith, who grew up in Amite City, once lost a high school state title game at the Superdome. He and his community haven’t forgotten.

President Trump has a lot to say about FOMC chairman Jerome Powell—and yet it seems he won't take his fight directly to the ...

The Federal Reserve kicked off its second Trump era right where it left off: Doing exactly what it wanted to do, ignoring President Donald Trump’s demands that it lower rates.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell discussed the central bank’s decision to hold the benchmark federal-funds rate at its ...

In the summer of 1940, just as the World War II blitz is about to begin, Jacob Novis, 19, and his sister, Lizzie, 14, are ...

“And running a street sweeper on a city job, I think, would be pretty appealing in my book.” Powell noted the salary range can be quite a challenge since other agencies offer a significantly ...

Another concept, the fixed participation rate unemployment rate, cited by Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, was 9.5 percent; the comparable concept peaked at 11.8 ...

Those tales of success, failure, triumph and heartbreak have never been his own. He's simply a conduit. The story Oake tells in his book published this week — "For the Love of a Son: A Memoir of ...

Today, powell is professor of African American studies and ethnic studies at the UC Berkeley Law School, and director of the university’s Othering & Belonging Institute. In his latest book, The Power ...