Chisholm was the first African American woman elected to Congress in 1968, and the first woman and African American to run ...

Rep. Lisa Demuth became Minnesota’s first Black female House Speaker, sworn in by the state's first Black Senate President, ...

Saturday on Visions, Christie Ileto interviews Delaware's history-making senator, plus stories on Black educators, an ...

There's a new effort to award the Congressional Gold Medal to 200,000 African Americans who served in the Union Army during ...

Located atop the Corcovado Mountain in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the Christ the Redeemer’s iconic status ranks as one of the ...

Mothers and advocates with the Black Women’s Roundtable gathered at the Capitol Thursday and called on the Legislature to ...

Linda McMahon was pressed on Black History Month observances and whether or not she would support more funding more HBCUs and ...

County officials in Springfield, Illinois, have agreed to pay $10 million to the family of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black ...

Lawmakers in Alabama's House have passed a bill expediting Medicaid for pregnant women in a state with one of the highest ...

In a 2.5-hour long Senate hearing peppered by outbursts from anti-Trump protesters, McMahon, who led the Small Business ...

Here, MassLive is highlighting 10 people — including educators, artists, businesspeople and advocates — identified for their ...

In February 2023, history was made in the Commonwealth as elected Democrat Jennifer McCllelan soared to victory in a race to ...