These women have largely been forgotten, until now. The lesser-known figures who powered the Civil Rights Movement are the subject of a brand-new opera, set to make its world premiere next week in ...

Sarah Elisabeth Goode made history in 1885 when she became one of the first Black American women to earn a patent. She ...

Learn how the GOP's 'Beautiful Bill' could have devastating consequences for Black women's health and reproductive rights.

There’s been a lot of anxiety over how Democrats should appeal to men or face certain defeat. But not everyone is worried.

The Akron Alumnae chapter of Delta Sigma Theta's 65th anniversary luncheon featured Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas and Rep.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha’s first female mayor has conceded the mayoral race to a man who will likely become the community's first Black mayor. Voters in Omaha were making history Tuesday by either ...

In a stunning move, President Donald Trump fired Carla Hayden, the nation’s first Black and first female Librarian of Congress, on Thursday (05-08-25). The White House’s Presidential Personnel ...

ST. LOUIS — Former Mayor Tishaura O. Jones, after a big reelection loss last month, is calling out city voters for turning their backs on Black women in power. In an interview with St. Louis ...

The White House said DEI was the reason for firing Carla Hayden, the first Black person and first female Librarian of Congress.

Florida lawmakers — at least those who voted on the bill — split along party lines. The U.S. House just voted to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America. That included most lawmakers ...

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