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

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 ...

Members of Congress have introduced a resolution demanding equal pay for Black women amid persistent racial and gender wage gaps in the United States. Marking Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, U.S. Reps.

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 ...

Virginia Democratic state Sen. Jennifer McClellan cruised to an easy victory in Tuesday's special election for Virginia's 4th Congressional District, making her the first Black woman to represent the ...

For the last four years, the U.S. Mint issued five new quarters each year with an American woman on the reverse side. Former Rep. Barbara Lee, (D-Calif.-12), introduced the Circulating Collectible ...

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, ...