Parren James Mitchell was the first Black elected official from the state of Maryland. The Baltimore native was born April…
BALTIMORE (AP) — “Healthy Holly” is a polite African-American girl with devoted parents and a little brother. She loves exercise.…
CHICAGO (AP) — Former federal prosecutor Lori Lightfoot was elected Chicago mayor on Tuesday, becoming the first black woman and…
Current U.S. Congressman Emanuel Cleaver rose from humble beginnings in Texas to become the first Black mayor of Kansas City,…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams says she’s willing to meet with any candidate running for president in…
Mayor Vi Lyles made history in December 2017 when she took office in Charlotte, N.C. as the city’s first Black…
ATLANTA (AP) — Long lines, last-minute polling place changes, missing or incorrect voter registration records and malfunctioning machines are among…
CHICAGO (AP) — A political outsider who campaigned on reforming Chicago’s police department after a white officer’s fatal shooting of…
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Embattled Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax compared himself to Jim Crow-era lynching victims in a surprise…
U.S. Congressman John Lewis has served in that role since 1987, and remains one of the most prominent and active…
Kweisi Mfume rose from a troubled childhood in Maryland to become a five-term U.S. congressman. On February 15, 1996, the…
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Lingering doubts over Gov. Ralph Northam’s political future after the publication of a racist yearbook…
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