Even before his skull was fractured by an Alabama state trooper during the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery march, John Lewis had, ...

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 ...

In the 2024 election, the greater Columbia area trended toward the Democrats, despite Republicans having a supermajority in both the House and Senate at the state level.

Angela Alsobrooks has been elected as Maryland’s first Black Senator, marking a significant milestone in the state’s political landscape. Her victory over former Gov. Larry Hogan not only highlights ...

She serves on the Senate committees for Local Government ... The attorney by training was also Austin's first African American female mayor pro tempore. House District 47: Rep. Vikki Goodwin bests GOP ...

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’s “us versus them” framing of issues transformed into unity among Americans of all demographics. From David Mastio: ...