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

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

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

Charlie Rangel, former Congressman and Harlem's 'Gang of Four' member, dies at 94. Rangel was a key figure in shaping U.S.

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

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

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

The first Black chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, he was a political force for decades, only to be tarnished by ...

President Donald Trump issued an order to take down exhibits that "divide Americans based on race," but the White House says it wasn't involved and the museum says the moves were part of normal ...

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 ...

Congress should have that power, not the president, some say, after Trump removed Library of Congress head Carla Hayden from ...

Carla Hayden, a Baltimorean and former librarian of Congress fired by President Donald Trump last week, could relate.