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, ...

The Congressional Black Caucus is stepping into a new era shaped by President Donald Trump's return to the White House.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Family and friends of former U.S. Rep. Mia Love gathered Monday in Salt Lake City to honor the life and legacy of the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress after she ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON ‒ In a rare congressional effort crossing party lines, Democratic and Republican lawmakers are calling for funding for a new women’s history museum on the National Mall that would join ...

Like U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, who has been attacked by Trump and his GOP posse in Congress. During the 2024 presidential campaign, Trump claimed that his opponent, Democratic presidential nominee ...

In her 16 years on Capitol Hill, she emerged as a champion of women’s rights, especially equal pay for comparable work.

The 56th annual African American Day Parade is on Sunday. The festivities open with a pre-parade show at 11 a.m. on 125th ...

JOURNEY, 12 NEWS EMILY POFAHL WITH THE STORY. LAWMAKERS HERE AT THE CAPITOL FRIDAY PUSHING FOR A TASK FORCE FOCUSING IN ON MISSING AND MURDERED AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN AND GIRLS. IT’S THEIR THIRD TIME ...

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 ...