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.
99-year-old Dr. Robert H. Smith Sr., who was born the son of a sharecropper on a plantation, is making sure his voice is being heard.
Lucy McBath, the gun control and racial justice activist whose son Jordan Davis was killed in a 2012 shooting, is now headed to Congress
Hanif Johnson has had quite a path and story. At 27 he's not only making strides but making history and inspiring young people along the way.
Doug Jones took home the victory in the Alabama's special election senate race. According to exit polls, he can attribute much of that win to black...
Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders announces racial justice policy aimed at addressing the issues that most impact "black and brown Americans".
It's official! Cory Booker announced this morning his candidacy for United States Senate.