In this video, I discuss the forgotten legacy of John Willis Menard, the first Black man elected to U.S. Congress who was ...

Florida's Supreme Court upholds a congressional map that dismantled a majority-Black district, siding with Gov. Ron DeSantis.

An unrepentant liberal, Clay served more than three decades in Congress, the first African American from Missouri. His son, ...

William Lacy Clay Sr.'s career in political office started when he was 28 years old. The civil rights advocate was a strong ...

William L. Clay Sr., a longtime advocate for civil rights and workers’ rights and Missouri’s first Black congressman, died ...

William “Bill” Lacy Clay Sr., a civil rights leader and Missouri’s first African-American Congressman, has died at the age of ...

The Congressional Black Caucus marked the 5th anniversary of Rep. John Lewis' death by vowing to continue to fight for voting rights and civil rights ...

In a letter, CBC members accuse National Intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard of “blatant misuse” of her role to “shield” ...

The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a three-day investigative hearing starting July 30 over the fatal collision in January between a U.S. Army helicopter and an American Airlines ...

Former U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., received blowback after he linked Black Americans’ health problems to racism during a heated CNN exchange. But research shows they’re connected.