Special Honoree Ms. Kiana Adams-Baker (Red dress holding plaque) poses with friends, family and councilwoman Maxine Waters. Photo: Joe Jackson/NAACP (Tucson, AZ) Congresswoman Maxine Waters spoke

  Ayanna Pressley is positioned to become the first African-American woman elected to the US Congress from Massachusetts, following a primary upset defeating incumbent, Michael

  Nobel Peace Prize winner Kofi Annan, has died today is Switzerland after a short illness. A Ghanian diplomat, Annan rose through the ranks and

Jahana Hayes, a 2016 National Teacher of the Year recipient, won Tuesday's Democratic primary for Connecticut's 5th Congressional District, is on track to become

  [caption id="attachment_25731" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] [/caption] Photo by AP Photo/Jeff Chiu For the first time in history, San Franciso has elected a black woman mayor: former acting mayor

Black women across the globe are making huge progress in running for political office. In fact, there’s an entire website with a comprehensive list of over

Democratic candidate for governor Stacey Abrams has won Tuesday night's Democratic gubernatorial primary, the party's nomination to govern the state of Georgia. According to the

  According to a press release from Netflix, President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama have entered into a multi-year agreement to produce films and series