For the first time in the state’s 205 years, two Black Alabamians are serving in the House of Representatives.

On Thursday, the Legislative Black Caucus issued a news release condemning the bill as “deeply harmful” and shortsighted.

Jamie Raskin lays out the legal strategy to oppose Trump but says, “We’re not going to sue our way out of a political crisis” ...

When Theodore Johnson was a young boy in Raleigh, North Carolina, he and his family had to be strategic to make ends meet.

Trump has made sweeping changes — attempting to remake the federal workforce and implementing new tariffs, among others — but his first few weeks in office have also been marked by smaller pet peeves.

It’s not clear if Canada wants to become a U.S. state, though technically it would be possible without its buy-in ...

Republican lawmakers introduced a bill to strip D.C. of its governing power, but city officials want statehood instead.

I knew my mom was a WAC (Women’s Army Corps) but didn't know the details or historical significance until Tyler Perry released 'The Six Triple Eight' ...

Not every member of the “First Five” graduated from the University, but they are remembered collectively as trailblazers who ...

New York’s House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and former Congressmember Jamaal Bowman recently wrote books geared toward youth.

A U.S. Navy jet crashed off the coast of San Diego on Wednesday but both crew members were safely recovered, a U.S. official said.

Civil rights champions have diverse college journeys. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. may be the most recognized civil rights leader in U.S. history, but across many decades, numerous Black activists ...