Maternal deaths in the US have more than doubled over the past 20 years and remain the highest among African American women, a new study unveils.

Anger in the US state of Mississippi amid deteriorating drinking water crisis, with locals saying the US government spends billions of dollars on wars and weapons while ignoring its own citizens.

A new research study blames "long history of discrimination" against African Americans, rather than genetics, for the persisting higher mortality rate among the US black population.

Activists have urged California state to provide millions of dollars in compensation to American Black citizens as a means of apologizing for slavery and past injustices.

A newly released bodycam video shows the distressing moments when Los Angeles police officers brutally kill an unarmed African American man by tasering him multiple times.

Many whites want to maintain their privileged positions within US society, according to an African American journalist and political analyst.

A former detective in Louisville, Kentucky has pleaded guilty to providing false information to obtain a search warrant that led to the killing of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman, in 2020.