Midshipman positions have been announced which includes the selection of the Naval Academy's first African American woman brigade commander.
Actor Bert Belasco, best known for his regular role in the BET series “Let’s Stay Together,” has died at age 38.
Patterson's case reached national attention after she was freed from prison for a crime she didn't commit. She is now using her voice.
Oregon has become the first state to decriminalize the personal possession of illegal drugs, including cocaine, heroin, oxycodone and meth.
Democrats Ritchie Torres and Mondaire Jones have become the first openly gay Black men elected to Congress after winning their elections.
Democrat Teresa Myers Ervin defeated Republican Bryan Braddock becoming Florence's first woman, African American mayor.
Brandon Scott has made history. The Baltimore City Council president won the election to become the city's 52nd mayor.
New Jersey voters have approved a constitutional ballot initiative to legalize marijuana for adults 21 and over.
LeBron James teamed up with former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg to help ensure that felons in Florida will be able to vote.
An unknown number of African Americans were murdered in a brutal massacre in Ocoee, Florida on Nov. 2, 1920 in what is now called the Ocoee Massacre.
