Black men had the lowest life expectancy of any major demographic group at 72 years, more than nine years lower than men of other racial groups.

From 2013 to 2024, the 3.3-year gap more than doubled to 6.6 years. Black life expectancy is 76.2 years, while the rest of Boston’s is 82.2. The post Life expectancy gap for Black Bostonians is ...

The Root Exclusive Series: Black History Month was established 100 years ago, in February 1926. To commemorate this momentous ...

His assemblage of seven shorts in this year’s Life Within the Lens filled the 700+ seat theater at the Music Box, where a sea ...

Black History Month is just one was to convey the true history of Black people in the building and sustaining of our nation.

Longtime Montclair resident Marion Thompson Wright was the first African American woman to earn a Ph.D. in history, but it ...

"You get your hopes up thinking you’ve found a friend, then all of a sudden, they post the Turning Point halftime show on their Facebook." ...

The warning label placed on all estrogen-based treatments since 2003 was based on an outdated and flawed government-funded study.

This February has been the 100th anniversary of acknowledging U.S. Black American history and the 50th anniversary of the official recognition of Black History Month. What explains why so many people ...

In 2024, Ashley Benefield was sentenced to 20 years in prison for fatally shooting her husband, Doug ...