Who is Regina English, the representative for El Paso County in the Colorado General Assembly for House District 17?
Dr. Regina English is the first Black woman to represent El Paso County in the Colorado...
Pamela R. Goodwine sworn in as first Black woman elected to Kentucky Supreme Court
Justice Pamela R. Goodwine was formally sworn in today as a justice of the Supreme Court of...
Mississippi African American Memorial
The Mississippi African American monument is a 9-foot tall, 3,000-pound bronze sculpture standing on a pedestal...
Who is Rep. Harold V. Dutton Jr., of Texas District 142
Rep. Harold V. Dutton Jr., a seasoned member of the Texas House of Representatives, has been...
Who is Barbara Lee, Oakland’s next mayor
Meeting Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to Congress, Barbara Lee was inspired to register...
What Is Joint Resolution 202? Mississippi Legislature’s redistricting plan to address ‘Voting Rights Act’ violations
The Mississippi Legislature introduced Joint Resolution 202, aiming to amend the composition of several state senate...
Who is Thurgood Marshall, the first Black US Supreme Court Justice
Marshall was the first Black U.S. Supreme Court Justice. He served as Associate Justice from 1967-1991...
What is Thornburg v. Gingles?
In the early 1980s, North Carolina's legislative districting practices faced significant scrutiny for diluting the voting...
VCU researchers give life to history in Richmond’s Black cemeteries
Brooklyn Griffin, Bernard Means and other members of the Virginia Commonwealth University Virtual Curations Lab have...
Trump cuts ends USDA efforts to curb discrimination against Black farmers
Across the nation, about $2 billion in payments went to about 43,000 recipients, including 38,263 people...
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