Despite the uphill battle to pass federal reparations bills for African Americans, some lawmakers continue to reintroduce the ...

U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters said she believes President Donald Trump's airstrikes in Iran are "tantamount to a declaration of war ...

Juneteenth celebrates a milestone in African American history. Do some, in and out of Washington, want to sweep that history ...

Mitchell, a trailblazer in politics and civil rights, was the first African American elected to Congress from Maryland.His family told 11 News he was a man who could not say no.The city of ...

Parren J. Mitchell, a trailblazer in politics and civil rights, was the first African American elected to Congress from Maryland. His family told 11 News he was a man who could not say no.

We push for African political, social and economic emancipation because it’s glaring that the majority of those from the ...

Dr. Carla Hayden, a trailblazing librarian of Congress, was fired by President Trump in May. Geoff Bennett recently spoke with her about being blindsided by the decision, the administration’s ongoing ...

The Beacon of Freedom rises 47 feet and was designed by Perkins&Will, and fabricated by Demiurge. It was inspired by civil leader and activist Lyda Moore Merrick, who once said: “My father passed a ...

A federal judge has tossed out a lawsuit over President Donald Trump’s dismantling of a U.S. federal agency that invests in ...

Former New York City Congressman Charlie Rangel ... from the Korean War to becoming the first African American to chair the influential House Ways and Means Committee. His influence can still ...

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