Politics
New York City moved closer to electing its second-ever Black mayor after Eric Adams was on Tuesday night declared the winner of last month's Democratic primary.
The culmination of the Black Voters Matter Freedom Ride for Voting Rights, commemorating the 60th anniversary of the original Freedom Ride to raise awareness about voting rights.
Elected during a special election, Caston becomes the first person to hold the seat of Ward 7 Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner since it was first created in 2012.
The U.S. Department of Justice has sued the State of Georgia, the Georgia Secretary of State and the Georgia State Election Board for passing a law that makes it harder for Black people to vote.
Jackson-Akiwumi is the first ex-public defender and the only Black person to currently serve on the Seventh Circuit. She's the second Black woman in her position following Judge Ann Claire Williams, who retired in 2018.
Capitol Police included the 79-year-old Rev. Jesse Jackson among the 20 people it detained and arrested for protesting against the filibuster on Wednesday in Washington, D.C.
Harris is scheduled to stop in El Paso, Texas on Friday, a significant intersection area for migrants traveling to the United States.
The first-ever Child Tax Credit Awareness Day touted and drew attention to the upcoming financial relief President Joe Biden signed into law to benefit working families.
Joe Biden's meeting with Vladimir Putin for a summit in Geneva, Switzerland, prompts memories of Barack Obama's famous "death stare" when he met the Russian president.
The Senate confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve on the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit as a movement grew to have Justice Stephen Breyer step down from the U.S. Supreme Court, which has never had a Black woman judge.
A champion of equity in education, Lindsay Love planned to attend a conference for school board members in urban districts. But conservatives tried to twist the purpose of the conference claiming it proved the district supported critical race theory.
The legal challenge to historic aid for Black farmers ignores the previously established history of discrimination by the USDA and related agencies.