Texas lawmakers could redraw the state's congressional maps during the ongoing special session. President Donald Trump has ...

That was quickly followed by the deaths of two veteran Democrats: Raúl M. Grijalva, 77, of Arizona, who for years held the ...

McWhorter: In 1988, when the Rev. Jesse Jackson had a massive influence on the Black community, he basically declared that we ...

William L. Clay Sr., Missouri's first Black congressman and a prominent civil rights leader, used his political and organizing skills to fight for equal employment opportunities and social justice for ...

In recent years my bride, Penny, enrolled us on the website Ancestry. My parents both passed 50-plus years ago. I knew some aspects about their background. They both met at university, raised three ...

Donald Trump and his administration will have to face the verdict of history. And so will his six enablers on the Supreme ...

Today is the 64th anniversary of the arrest of Freedom Rider Byron Baer, a longtime New Jersey legislator charged with ...

A boisterous audience overwhelmingly opposed mid-decade redistricting as elected officials and community members took their turns addressing a panel of Texas House lawmakers in Arlington.

According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, Martin was arrested for disrupting a meeting, resisting arrest, and criminal trespass. NewsOne confirms that the trespassing charge was later ...

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) endorsed influencer Kat Abughazeleh in her congressional bid, adding to his recent endorsements of progressive Democrats.

Amos T. Akerman was a curious case to become President Ulysses S. Grant's attorney general, as depicted in Guy Gugliotta’s ...

From viral clapbacks to meaningful legislative impact, these intrepid representatives show how Black women lead—and refuse to back down ...