Washington, D.C., snuck its horrible reparations bill past Republicans in Congress by calling it something else. That won't ...

Then-Houston mayor Sylvester Turner describes his bout with cancer in an interview at City Hall in Houston on Nov. 15, 2022. ...

The Congressional Black Caucus stood behind Rep. Al Green following his censure and could be emerging as leaders against ...

This week we look back at the first funnel week of the 2025 legislative session to see which bills are still alive — and which ones didn't make the cut.

The legacies of the Black men and women who shaped our nation, as well as our own cities and towns, should always be celebrated, and never forgotten. This is why I am thrilled to share the voices and ...

As President Donald Trump floats grand ideas like reacquiring the Panama Canal and taking over Greenland, some rural ...

Black leaders grapple with progress being undone by a series of court rulings, state laws, and Donald Trump's targeting of ...

Just over the president’s shoulder you may have spotted a small, handwritten sign. It read, “This is NOT Normal,” in black ink.

Dismantle the Education Department? On it. Slash the federal bureaucracy? Done. The 47th president is checking off ...

The Washington Post editorial board said D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s decision to remove the "BLM Plaza" is good because it ...

Virginia's lieutenant governor is used to facing formidable obstacles in her political campaigns. And Winsome Earle-Sears' bid to be Virginia’s next governor is no exception.

In 1968, he became the first Black person to serve in the Legislature since Reconstruction. Shunned by colleagues at first, ...