A new documentary focuses on South Carolina's "sister senators," who crossed political divides in 2023 to protest a bill to ...

Alexis Herman, a native of Mobile, served as the labor secretary in President Bill Clinton’s administration in 1997 until 2001.

Sen. Dan Blue is now the swing voter in the Senate to watch.

If Juliana Stratton is elected, three Black women could serve concurrently in the U.S. Senate for the first time.

Discover 21 influential Black leaders who changed history through activism, politics, education, science and justice.

Environmental justice advocates Gwen Smith, Jacqueline Echols, and Renee Cail discuss the dangers plaguing local Black ...

U.S. Rep. Andy Barr's Senate campaign announcement ends months of speculation about whether he would jump into the race.

Nebraska senators advanced a bill to limit sports participation, along with bathrooms and locker rooms in government spaces, ...

Record numbers of Black, Hispanic, Asian, and Native women are serving in state legislatures this year, but remain ...

Chatham, along with her Democratic colleagues in the NC House, filed Senate Bill 571/House Bill 725, known as the MOMnibus ...

Though their accolades are certainly still due, Black women have long played a vital role in shaping the political landscape ...

Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Pamela Goodwine — the first Black woman elected to the high court — is officially sworn into ...