Hiram Revels, the first Black US senator, took office in the late 1800s as part of a wave of African American lawmakers during the Reconstruction era, but he was elected by the Mississippi ...

Bowie State University celebrates the graduation of its Spring 2025 class, with U.S. Senator Angela Alsobrooks delivering a ...

One of the earliest Memorial Day observances occurred on May 1, 1865. Organized by freed slaves and white missionaries.

The National Park Service manages 433 units around the country, including many smaller parks aimed at preserving places of ...

As misguided as he might be, the reality is a lot of people (Black people ... 5% of the congressional seats (153 House members and 44 Senators). Little is known about my third great-great-great ...

We need this year more than ever to be reminded of the meaning of the day. At a moment of national crisis that is frequently ...

Charles Rangel, a founding member and pioneering leader of the US Congressional Black Caucus, died on Monday, the Caucus said ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel of New York, an outspoken, gravel-voiced Harlem Democrat who spent nearly five decades on Capitol Hill and was a founding member of the Congressional ...

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s veto of a bill related to reparations payments for the descendants of slaves has raised eyebrows ...

Former New York Rep. Charles B. Rangel, who helped found the Congressional Black Caucus, died on Monday. He was 94.

Sen. Tim Scott and Fmr. Senator Mo Cowan talk about the current political climate and how things could change for the next generation of black politicians... As Black History Month comes to a ...

From tax increases to relief from skyrocketing energy bills, here are five things you need to know about Gov. Wes Moore’s ...