1 killed, 8 wounded in shooting outside Legion Field after Magic City Classic
Birmingham police said gunfire broke out near the stadium Saturday night, hours after Alabama A&M beat Alabama State, and they are asking for video from witnesses.
Read the story →- Mississippi Senate race tightens ahead of Nov. 3 as Colom trails by 5 points
Democrat Scott Colom is challenging Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith for a seat no Democrat has won since 1982, with Black voter turnout central to his chances.
- Art of Soul! Opens in Wilberforce With 'America 250: Our Story'
The National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center's juried show reads the nation's 250 years through the African diaspora, through Feb. 27.
- Marin City Votes Nov. 3 on Who Runs One of the Bay Area's Oldest Black Communities
Ten candidates are running for the Community Services District board as housing and gentrification press on a neighborhood more than 80 years old.
- Florida's First HBCU Has Its Biggest Fall in More Than 20 Years
Edward Waters University enrolled 1,281 students, 39 short of its all-time record.
- Six Races Where Black Voters Could Decide the Midterms on Nov. 3
From Texas's Senate seat to Georgia's governor's mansion, the closest contests run through Black turnout.
- ForbesBLK Names 25 Black-Owned Businesses to Watch, Together Employing More Than 16,000
Forbes's first list of its kind runs from a 1905 construction firm to a Tampa bottler that reported $2.2 billion in 2025 revenue.
- Shannon Sharpe says Nightcap show at N.C. A&T homecoming was called off
The podcast host blames North Carolina A&T for the canceled live broadcast in Greensboro, citing fee demands and limits on student involvement.
- Louisiana redistricting cuts Black-majority district as Black voter turnout hits record
Louisiana's redrawn congressional map removed one of the state's two majority-Black districts, and the general election is set for Dec. 12.
- Black candidates on the Nov. 3 ballot for governor in at least five states
Maryland's Wes Moore seeks a second term while Republicans and Democrats run in Florida, Minnesota, Michigan and Georgia, as early voting in Georgia wraps up.
- Jay-Z to headline Super Bowl halftime show Feb. 14 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood
The NFL, Apple Music and Roc Nation announced that the Brooklyn rapper will perform at the Inglewood, California, stadium.