Gethsemane Cemetery in Bergen County was once neglected and vandalized

Elaine Buck and Beverly Mills were plagued by questions about their own African American lineage. What they found was New Jersey’s brutal legacy of slave ...

A group of New Jersey Girl Scouts are on a mission to remind people about the organization's Black history.

The study shows people with dementia twice as likely to get COVID-19 as their peers

The Plainfield Public School District is providing a safe way for people to honor Black History Month, without leaving their homes.

Black and Hispanic NJ residents suffer higher COVID-19 death rates but many also feel deeply mistrustful of vaccines because of historic racism and egregious medical ...

Arguably the most resonant paintings capture the unfolding story of people and inspire new generations to keep telling the stories.

Speakers weigh in on factors that lead to disproportionate incarceration rate for black, Hispanic youths

Advocates and lawmakers want the state to study the impact and legacy of slavery in New Jersey and take action in the lame-duck session.

Filmmaking duo Ralph and Zelda Patterson are hoping to inspire action through art — their latest film "The Stoic Man" encourages African Americans, especially men, to ...

New Jersey ranks 45th in the country in maternal deaths. According to United Health Foundation, about 38 women die for every 100,000 live births. The ...

The ZAC Foundation started over a decade ago after a couple lost their 6 year old son, Zachary, in an accident in their pool.

The Republican congressional candidate stands by comments he's made on diversity being "crap and un-American" and explains why he shared a post on social media ...

Mahwah Township is taking the Ramapough Lenape Nation to court. The issue: ancient land use versus modern conservation law. Losses in the Legislature and on ...

In 1966, activist and Africana Studies Professor Dr. Maulana Karenga founded a new secular holiday on the seven days following Christmas: Kwanzaa.

What's benching civil court proceedings in Bergen County? Digging up that leaky underground oil tank costs a bundle. Who pays? A virtual lab where doctors ...

New Jersey Division of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) President Richard Smith says with the current bail system, African-Americans, Latinos ...

Big city mayors team up to tackle street crime. The state's over-budget plan to cap a smelly landfill leaves a stench with neighbors. Might women ...

Rutgers University Eagleton Institute of Politics Center for American Women & Politics Director Debbie Walsh says women bring a different perspective to politics and their ...

Midnight deadline. The governor and lawmakers running out of time make their legislative moves. Newark's embattled school superintendent gets a new contract. We get reaction. ...