Before Sewell was selected Wednesday, no Black woman held a leadership position on the Ways and Means Committee in the panel's 236-year history.

Herb Conaway is the first Black person to represent the 3rd congressional district. Nichole Roberts is the first Black woman ...

“This is a historic moment in the City of Fairfax,” said Mayor Catherine Read. “Virginia as a commonwealth has existed for ...

Alabama has elected 190 members to the U.S. House for over 205 years, but it achieved a first last week: Two Black residents from Alabama took the oath of office to serve in the U.S. House at the same ...

The town of Pennsauken, which is racially diverse, has had an African American mayor and a woman mayor, but never an African American woman.

In their new book, Dr. Jenn Jackson shines a light on the central role of Black women in liberation movements, both in US ...

The assassination attempts were key in securing Trump’s support among Christian women. They solidified the belief that the ...

The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) celebrated a historic milestone with its largest membership ever heading into the 119th ...

After the 2024 election, political attention turns to governor races in Virginia and New Jersey as well as special election ...

Judge Doyle made history in 2020 when she was elected JP for Pct.1, Place 1 becoming the first Black American woman to hold ...

Johnson, of Louisiana, has been working diligently to prevent defeat, spending New Year's Day at Mar-a-Lago as he positions ...