Edith Renfrow Smith, who witnessed more than a century of Black American history, dies at 111

Edith Renfrow Smith grew up in the 1910s hearing her grandparents’ stories of surviving slavery, including a grandfather who ...
The Sacramento ObserverOpinion

Black Women Shape The Work Of The California State Senate

Three African American senators in California have been appointed to leadership roles in the state Senate, reflecting their ...

SC Rep. Clyburn’s new book: history, a cautionary tale and a peaceful call to arms

Rep. Jim Clyburn’s book, The First Eight, tells of the first eight SC African-American congressmen and how they were forced ...
The St. Louis American

2025 St. Louis American Year In Review

A terrorist inspired by ISIS drives a Ford F-150 pickup into pedestrians on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, killing 14 people and injuring 57.U.S. Rep. Wesley Bell is sworn in to represent Missouri’s ...