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A protracted legal fight over how city council districts were drawn in Jacksonville, Florida, reflects an aspect of redistricting that often remains in the shadows. Political map-drawing for congressional and state legislative seats captures wide attention after new census numbers are released every 10 years.

At the Multicultural Health Institute, Dr. Lisa Merritt treats patients, of course. She also inspires a new generation to think big when it comes to public health.

Most Americans say a lack of affordable housing is a serious problem where they live. An NPR poll also finds nearly twice as many Black renters as white faced an eviction threat in the past year.

The city was one of 33 sites nationwide to receive money from the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund. It will go toward the Union Academy neighborhood.

Drug overdoses are killing more people than ever in the U.S., and a new CDC report finds growing racial disparities among those who have died — with the largest increase among Black Americans.

For some people of color, the legislation isn’t just a question of discrimination. It’s about protecting their culture.

The state's program of free cancer screening and treatment is reducing inequities. Key to its success is robust outreach by patient navigators who connect with those least likely to seek care.

The breadth of what it means to be a Black American is widening, according to new analysis of the latest migration statistics.

Efforts to recover and preserve Black cemeteries. An update on the Miami Marlins. And Miami-Dade County Public Schools’ race to find a new leader.

Students at the prominent historically Black university in Washington, D.C., had been protesting poor housing conditions since Oct. 12. The details of the agreement were not immediately available.

Four young Black Indigenous activists talk about their pride, the narrow representations of Indigenous peoples and what the Indigenous Peoples' Day holiday means to them.

The city of West Palm Beach has decided not to renew the land lease for the Henrietta Bridge Farm near the Historic Northwest neighborhood. The decision could worsen the area's food desert situation.