Abolitionists will have to play defense at the federal level, and plot a long-term strategy for ending the death penalty in ...

While most observers of Black politics will focus on the defeat of Vice President Kamala Harris, we should not neglect a silver lining to be found in the states.

He helped sway Ronald Reagan to sign a bill offering cash and an apology to Japanese Americans who had been imprisoned during ...

In a landmark election, voters have chosen the first two Black women to serve in the U.S. Senate simultaneously. Delaware’s ...

While many African-American women voters awakened Wednesday morning to the news that Democratic Presidential nominee Kamala ...

Trump doesn’t represent policy, but that’s not what people voted for. Here are six key takeaways about election night — and our future. The post Yes, Trump Won. Here’s What Happens Next appeared first ...

Kamala Harris, often likened to Barack Obama, broke multiple barriers throughout her career. Born to Jamaican and Indian ...

Maryland voters made history on Tuesday, voting to send Angela Alsobrooks to Washington as the first Black woman to represent the state in the U.S. Senate.

Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland and Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware, both Democrats, won their Senate races on Tuesday — ...

As voters awaited the results of the presidential election, the outcomes of a handful of U.S. House and Senate races have ...

Sarah McBride will be the first trans member of Congress, and Lisa Blunt Rochester will be Delaware’s first Black and woman ...