Doug Wilder, the man who made history in 1990 as the first African American to serve as governor of a U.S. state since Reconstruction, is celebrating a milestone birthday on Friday.

The first Trump administration tried to scale back who gets food benefits, and allies aim to try again. Food pantries say ...

Shalanda Young, outgoing director of Biden’s Office of Management and Budget, spoke to The 19th about her historic tenure, ...

In a big promotion for one of its rising stars, ABC News has named Rachel Scott senior political correspondent, covering both ...

Get to know Rashida Jones; she is the first black woman to lead a major U.S cable news network. In 2020, she was appointed by the NBCUniversal News Group as president of MSNBC, replacing Phil Griffin, ...

Julius Erving, a.k.a Dr. J, came relived his career Thursday night with the African American Museum of Southern Arizona, ...

There was a celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s message Thursday in Portsmouth. A special event was held at Norfolk Naval Shipyard before several hundred ...

Frigid temperatures, natural disasters and bunting-worthy ceremonies in Washington may vie for public attention, but Waco ...

Because Harris doesn’t discuss her multiracial background very often, memes allow the public to address the cultural examination of the first Black and South Asian female presidential candidate. One ...

Falling asleep, tripping over and getting lost on stage – there is no PR moment the outgoing president’s behaviour can’t ruin. As he prepares to step down, Maddy Mussen rounds up his worst clangers an ...

The Monday briefing would have been the second time RSF was holding a press conference in Nairobi. The first was on November ...