For Black History Month, the story of Jessie Maple stands as a worthy and appropriate reminder of what it means to fight …
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Pregnant Woman Rescued From Sinking Car Gives Birth Hours Later, Calls Survival ‘Nothing Short of a Miracle’
A pregnant Florida woman who was pulled from a sinking car after a highway crash gave birth to a healthy baby girl …
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Dolores Francine “Bambi” Rhiney, a Jamaican-born model who rose to prominence in the 1950s, is being remembered as one of the first …
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Long before Venus and Serena Williams transformed women’s tennis into a global showcase of Black excellence, two little-known sisters from Washington, D.C., …
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‘Trump Is Trying to Send Us Back to Jim Crow’: Ayanna Pressley Leads Democrats Demanding Answers on DEI Rollbacks
U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley has taken a leading role in a growing Democratic push against President Donald Trump’s dismantling of diversity, equity, …
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Democrat Na’Cole Thompson has been elected mayor of Leander, Texas, after unofficial results showed her securing a decisive majority of votes in …
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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Defends Grammy Appearance After Senator Calls for Probe: ‘Criticism Comes with Public Service’
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has responded to criticism from Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn following calls for an investigation into …
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‘Trump Very Close Friends With a Lot of Pedophiles’: Jasmine Crockett Lashed Out During Heated Hearing
U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett delivered a sharp and highly charged critique of President Donald Trump during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on …
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When Josephine Baker boarded a ship for France in 1925, she carried little more than ambition and the weight of a country …
