A new US quarter featuring the late Maya Angelou went into circulation Monday, the US Mint announced, making the iconic poet and activist the first Black...
Democrat Edward Gainey has become Pittsburgh’s next mayor.
T'wina Nobles, the president and CEO of the Tacoma Urban League, was sworn in as a Washington state senator on Jan. 8, 2021
Red Sox are hiring Bianca Smith as a minor league coach, making her the first black woman to coach baseball at the professional level.
Comedian, actor, and civil rights activist Dick Gregory, who hit racism head on through his sharp and satirical style of comedy, has died. He was 84.
The first African woman to win a Nobel Peace Prizes has passed away. Wangari Maathi, died after a long battle with cancer, sources said. She was...
