“We’re going to be in his face,” said Congressional Black Caucus chairwoman, U.S. Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y. Donald Trump’s ...

As the 119th session of Congress prepares to convene in January, the Democratic Party is set to welcome 22 newly elected officials, marking a significant moment in the ongoing evolution of the ...

In this Women’s History Month feature, host Tezlyn Figaro honors #ShirleyChisholm, who made history on January 21, 1969, as the first African-American woman elected to #Congress. Representing #NewYork ...

The 119 th Congress that will be sworn in next year will have a record number of Black lawmakers, including Angela Alsobrooks, the first Black woman to be elected a U.S. Senator from Maryland. Much of ...

GEORGIA (WALB) - On this day in 1992, Cynthia McKinney made history as the first African-American woman elected to Congress from Georgia. McKinney followed in her father’s footsteps, serving in the ...

U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, the first African American woman to represent New Jersey in Congress, announced Monday that ...

Rosa Parks: First Statue of African-American Female to Grace Capitol Feb. 27, 2013 -- intro: Rosa Parks, the civil rights pioneer, made history again today by becoming the first African American woman ...

Donald Trump’s first joint address to Congress as the 47th president of the United States on Tuesday night was met with resistance from Democrats on Capitol Hill. But it’s the elected Black members, ...