In the more than two-century history of the United States Senate, Black women have been almost entirely absent. Today, for the first time, two are serving simultaneously. Angela Alsobrooks, of ...
In 1963, Miss Mary Hamilton was held in contempt when officials failed to call her Miss. In 1964, the US Supreme Court ruled ...
Chemical engineer Paula Hammond, biomedical engineer Anjelica Gonzalez, and physicist Shirley Ann Jackson, describe their ...
Newly released federal records shed light on Eleanor Rush's 1954 death in a North Carolina prison—and the uprising and reforms that followed.
Film enthusiasts, artists and advocates joined together to learn and take inspiration from Barbara Jordan, the nation’s first ...
In the days after winning the Democratic nomination for Senate, Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton spoke to the two women ...
On March 8, 1971, eight people broke into an FBI office in Media, Pennsylvania and made off with more than 1,000 documents.
The U.S. Black immigrant population has more than doubled since 2000, reaching 5.6 million in 2024 and now making up 11.4% of ...
Spartanburg native Courtney McClain would be the first Black woman elected to Congress from South Carolina, if elected to the ...
A story described three Black sisters named Clara, Ruth and Viola covertly collaborating with a white photographer to free ...
The House Ethics Committee is sitting on sexual harassment records by members of Congress. Unwanted advances. Assault. Cases ...
In polite company or otherwise, the Rev. Sarah Trone Garriott is very comfortable talking to people about religion and ...
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