New members of the Congressional Black Caucus, Angela Alsobrooks and Lisa Blunt-Rochester, make history as the first Black women to serve in the US Senate together.

Newly appointed Sen. Shaneka Henson, a Democrat, was sworn into the Maryland Senate just two hours before the General ...

The Anthem at the D.C. Wharf hosts the Congressional Black Caucus swearing-in ceremony, where Angela Alsobrooks, Maryland's ...

Former Senate Minority Leader Ben Espy, who broke down barriers during his local and statewide political career, died ...

He spent a lifetime in public service and that benefited America. You could say Joe Biden’s relationship with Black America started out somewhat awkwardly. Amid civil rights marches and protests in ...

New drug approved for treating chronic schizophrenia with fewer side effects. Could be beneficial for Black community.

Discover why Deb Fischer's husband, Bruce Fischer, refused to shake hands with Kamala Harris during the senator's swearing-in ceremony.

On an unusually warm Washington winter afternoon, Gerald Rafshoon, spry and trim at 90, stood and watched as I carefully leafed through the pages of a three-ring black binder at the dining-room table ...