Longtime U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee announced her diagnosis of pancreatic cancer and ongoing treatment. The Texas Democrat, who is seeking a 16th term, stated
According to CNN, a lawsuit filed Wednesday on behalf of three Black men alleges “blatant and egregious race discrimination” by American Airlines when they were
The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority upheld a Republican-held South Carolina congressional district, rejecting a lower-court ruling that found the district discriminated against Black voters. In dissent,
Despite the recent marking of the 70th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education ruling, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas issued a strong rebuke
On May 22, 1967, in New York City, Langston Hughes, renowned poet, playwright, and columnist, passed away due to complications from prostate cancer at the
Christopher Wallace, who would go on to be known as the rapper Notorious B.I.G., was born on May 21, 1972, in Brooklyn, New York. Wallace
On May 19, President Joe Biden delivered two significant speeches to Black voters. He started his day with a commencement address at Morehouse College, a
Brown v. Board of Education centered on Linda Brown, a young Black student denied admission to her neighborhood elementary school in Topeka, Kansas, due to her race.
Representative John Conyers Jr. was born on this day, May, 16, 1929. A Detroit Democrat who represented the 14th Congressional District, Conyers entered the U.S. House of
Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks clinched Maryland’s Democratic Senate primary, according to NBC News, prevailing over self-funded Rep. David Trone following a contentious and
Although blocked by white Southerners from being seated in the U.S. Senate, Pinchback was named acting governor from December 9, 1872, to January 13, 1873, while the current governor was being impeached, becoming the first African-American to govern any state.
Dr. Valerie McCray made history by clinching the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, becoming the first Black woman to secure such a
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