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STI and HIV rates are on the rise in states like Georgia, Alaska, Mississippi, and North Carolina, according to a new study.

The U.S. Coast Guard will have its first Black woman to rank as rear admiral in its 233-year history.

Fannie Lou Hamer, a civil and voter rights activist, underwent an unwanted hysterectomy by a white doctor, barring her from having children.

Magnolia's Mother's Trust in Jackson, Mississippi, is the first of its kind in the country to provide guaranteed income to residents in its community. 

Black boys are three times more likely to be suspended or expelled than their white male peers.

Police withheld her son's whereabouts for months.

Imagine keeping your son shielded from the streets of Chicago... only for this to happen. This is truly a parent's worst nightmare. 😥🙏🏿🤙🏾🖤💛

This was not the outcome Tamia's family was hoping for. #PrayersUp

Family members are emotionally grieving Anderson's death and the impending motherhood she never experienced.

A Mississippi woman was taken into custody shortly after she allegedly murdered her husband on Facebook Live.

Jackson, MS is in a state of emergency due to not having any safe water running throughout the city because of flooding.

Mississippi's Jackson Women’s Health Organization, also known as the Pink House, has closed their doors. This was the state's last abortion clinic.