The Six Triple Eight cleared a years-long backlog of mail in just three months. Eighty years later, the unit is finally ...

Donald Trump fired Carla Hayden, the first African American and first woman to serve as Librarian of Congress.

The only Black, all-female unit serving in Europe during World War II received the Congressional Gold Medal on Tuesday at the United States Capitol.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Senate Minority ... a time when there was growing pressure from African-American organizations to include Black women in ...

The Senate voted on legislation to bestow the award in 2021 ... West Midlands, England, in February 1945. Black women were ...

She is the first person to declare their candidacy. Her potential election is also historic, as two Black women–U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware and Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland ...

Nearly 400 Black women are serving in statehouses this year ... Legislature with just 63 members combined in the House and Senate, has the largest female representation at nearly 62 percent ...

Black women continue to break barriers, shatter glass ceilings and redefine leadership. From championing social justice ...

The only Black, all-female unit to serve in Europe during World War II, known as the “Six Triple Eight,” was honored Tuesday ...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Senate Majority Leader John Thune ... from African-American organizations to include Black women in what was called the Women's Army Corps, and allow them ...

The Senate voted on legislation to bestow the ... England, in February 1945. Black women were virtually excluded from military service until the start of World War II, which prompted the creation ...