As ‘Bachelor’ race issues linger, Jenn Tran, its 1st Asian American lead, is ready for her moment

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North Dakota tribe goes back to its roots with a massive greenhouse operation

BISMARCK, N.D. — A Native American tribe in North Dakota will soon grow lettuce in a…

30th annual Essence Festival of Culture kicks off in New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS — The City of New Orleans on Thursday officially welcomed thousands of people descending…

As temperatures soar, judge tells Louisiana to help protect prisoners working in fields

Amid blistering summer temperatures, a federal judge ordered Louisiana to take steps to protect the health…

As temperatures soar, judge tells Louisiana to help protect prisoners working in fields

Amid blistering summer temperatures, a federal judge ordered Louisiana to take steps to protect the health…

Usher and Janet Jackson headline 30th Essence Festival of Culture

NEW ORLEANS — The best of Black culture’s policymakers, thought leaders, creatives, spiritual gurus, business movers…

Arthur Crudup: What to know about the bluesman who wrote Elvis’s first hit and barely got paid

FRANKTOWN, Va. — FRANKTOWN, Va. (AP) — Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup helped invent rock ‘n’ roll.…

Arthur Crudup wrote the song that became Elvis’ first hit. He barely got paid

FRANKTOWN, Va. — Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup helped invent rock ‘n’ roll. His 1946 song “That’s…

Arthur Crudup wrote the song that became Elvis’ first hit. He barely got paid

FRANKTOWN, Va. — Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup helped invent rock ‘n’ roll. His 1946 song “That’s…

Young gay Latinos see a rising share of new HIV cases, leading to a call for targeted funding

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Four months after seeking asylum in the U.S., Fernando Hermida began coughing and…