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 Capuano. It looks like change is on the way,” said Pressley at her campaign party. “I am so humbled to be standing here before you tonight victorious.” The 44 year-old […]
Nobel Peace Prize winner Kofi Annan, has died today is Switzerland after a short illness. A Ghanian diplomat, Annan rose through the ranks and became the first Black, and served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations. He was 80 years-old. Before becoming U.N. Secretary-General, the humanitarian spent four decades working in
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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 the state’s first black Democrat in congress. After soundly beating Simsbury First Selectman Mary Glassman, a two-time candidate for lieutenant governor, she will face Republican Manny Santos, former mayor of Meriden,
Photo by AP Photo/Jeff Chiu For the first time in history, San Franciso has elected a black woman mayor: former acting mayor London Breed, who won a close mayoral special election on Wednesday. Breed is a 43-year-old San Francisco native, which is significant in a city that has seen a decline in the black population as
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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 100 Black women running for office. In the state of Arizona, there are 8, California 38 and in Texas, there are a whopping 76. By the way, let’s give a shout
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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 Associated Press, Abrams takes at least 74% of the vote over Stacey Evans. Abrams will face whoever wins the Republican ticket in November. Would you believe not a single Black woman
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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 with Netflix, the world’s leading internet entertainment service. The Obamas will produce a diverse mix of content, including the potential for scripted series, unscripted series, docu-series, documentaries and features. These
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Winnie Madikizela Mandela, the former wife of South Africa’s first black president, Nelson Mandela, has died at the age of 81. Born Nomzamo Winifred Zanyiwe Madikizela on Sept. 26, 1934, in the village of Mbongweni, Transkei — a homeland, or bantustan, set aside for the Xhosa people in the Southeastern part of South Africa, according
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Linda Brown, the nine year-old young girl at the center of the landmark Supreme Court case, Brown v. Board of Education that rejected racial segregation in American schools, died in Topeka, Kan., Sunday afternoon. Her sister, Cheryl Brown Henderson, confirmed the death to The Topeka Capital-Journal. The newspaper says Brown was 76. The 1954 U.S. Supreme Court
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Photo credit: Rose Davis, Indian Voices (San Diego, CA) Thousands of party activists came geared up for the annual California Democratic Party convention held February 23-25. Most of the weekend was centered on opposition to President Donald Trump. Among those speaking out against the current president at the African American Caucus, came as no surprise
