Although there are striking differences between the cells that make up your eyes, kidneys, brain and toes, the DNA blueprint ...

It took a while for the science to basically catch up to that suspicion.” In these types of “recessive” conditions, the people who show the classical manifestation of the disease have a pair of ...

Now, in a recent report published in the Environment & Health journal and conducted by the Silent Spring Institute, they found that harsh and harmful “chemicals found in pipes, pesticides and floor ...

Black doctors faced systematic exclusion from many American healthcare institutions, despite playing a crucial role in medical breakthroughs ...

When my father died, I inherited hundreds of transcripts from interviews he conducted with interracial couples in Chicago. He ...

Given all of this, it is not entirely surprising that sexual assault of enslaved Black men has failed to garner sustained ...

When this Bay St. Louis krewe began more than 40 years, money was tight and riders made their own throws out of chicken wire. Today, it is larger than ever and the parade still rolls down its original ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- February is Heart Health Awareness Month and a Chicago doctor has a warning for Black people. Heart disease is actually the leading cause of death both nationally and in Chicago.

In South Africa, paleontology has been dominated by white people. Lazarus Kgasi is changing that dynamic — and coloring in ...

Wells, along with other Black journalists of her age, pioneered a trail that contemporary figures have continued to blaze.

Leprosy, a disease with a history as ancient as biblical times, has left an indelible mark on societal perceptions of race.

The shooting deaths of white protesters Alex Pretti and Renee Good by federal officers in Minneapolis followed a playbook that is painfully familiar to Black Americans: Authorities quickly moved to ...