Chisholm was the first African American woman elected to Congress in 1968, and the first woman and African American to run ...

In February 2023, history was made in the Commonwealth as elected Democrat Jennifer McCllelan soared to victory in a race to ...

Autumn Lockwood, the Eagles' associate sports performance coach, already made history in Super Bowl LVII, when she became the ...

Lisa Blunt Rochester takes the former Wilmington Council President's advice and lessons with her everywhere. It's her ...

A look at the lives of Dr. Susan Smith McKinney Steward, the first Black female doctor in New York, and her sister Sarah J. S. Tompkins Garnet, the first female Black principal in NYC.

Rep. Lisa Demuth became Minnesota’s first Black female House Speaker, sworn in by the state's first Black Senate President, ...

For the first time in the state’s 205 years, two Black Alabamians are serving in the House of Representatives.

Not every member of the “First Five” graduated from the University, but they are remembered collectively as trailblazers who ...

Leader’s yearlong examination of notable people, institutions and key moments in Lexington’s history focuses on an early ...

A labor attorney for Union Pacific Railroad at the time, Council was trying to become the city’s first Black mayor. She was the third woman to be nominated for the office, though none had won.

As a student, Donald Trump played high school football. As a business baron, he owned a team in an upstart rival to the NFL ...