Parren J. Mitchell, a trailblazer in politics and civil rights, was the first African American elected to Congress from ...

His voice carried through the halls of Congress, but his heart never left home.” Lloyd Williams, President and CEO of the ...

Charles B. Rangel, a decorated Korean War veteran and founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus, died on Memorial Day ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel of New York, an outspoken, gravel-voiced Harlem Democrat who spent nearly ...

Congressman Charlie Rangel, Harlem's legendary politician, dies at 94. His impact on Black politics and New York was indelible.

The family of former Congressman Charles B. Rangel released the following statement. With deep sorrow and profound respect, ...

In February 2017, shortly after Carla Hayden was sworn in as the 14th librarian of Congress and the first woman and first African American to hold the position, Roll Call spoke to her about her ...

Over his eight-term congressional tenure, which concluded in 1987, Parren J. Mitchell earned a reputation as a champion of ...

Hayden, who was appointed by President Barack Obama in 2016, was the first woman and the first African American to hold the position.

Dr. Carla D. Hayden was the first African American and the first woman to serve as the head of the Library of Congress. Her firing drew a furious response from Democrats. By Tim Balk The Trump ...