South Carolina Congressman Jim Clyburn announced his plans to run for another term last Thursday. At age 85, it would…

This Day In History: March 1st Blanche Kelso Bruce began his political career with aspirations of protecting the rights of…

On November 5, 1968, Shirley Chisholm made American political history by becoming the first African American woman elected to the…

Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to Congress, is stepping away from Washington to run for Minnesota State Attorney General…

This Day In History: May 12th Mervyn Dymally is the first Caribbean-born person to serve in the United States Congress…

Barbara Lee, the former congresswoman from the Bay Area renowned for her dissent against the Afghanistan war following the September…

Agriculturist, lawyer and Congressman Arthur Wergs Mitchell made history as the first African-American elected to Congress as a Democrat in…

A record 62 Black Congressmembers (11.5% of total membership) are serving in the 118th Congress. This marks the largest number…

U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, 74, announced that she had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and alerted her constituents that…

On Wednesday, April 24, President Biden signed a law to ban popular social media app, TikTok, unless it’s Chinese ownership…

On Thursday night, President Biden took the stage to deliver a passionate State of the Union address in the U.S.…

This Day In History: August 15th Whether you know her for her vocal opposition to political administrations or from a…