The number represents a historic milestone since the first Black member of Congress, Sen. Hiram Revels of Mississippi ... serving on Capitol Hill—four in the House and one in the Senate—match the ...
Mike Johnson was re-elected speaker of the House on Friday after flipping two GOP opponents following an intervention by President-elect Donald Trump.
Alpha Kappa Alpha, the first Black Greek letter sorority, is founded on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C., by Ethel Hedgeman Lyle of St. Louis, Mo. The sorority gradually branched ...
Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) has become the longest-serving Black senator in U.S. history, as the 119th Congress begins Friday.
“As we begin the 119th Congress, Senate Republicans have high enthusiasm and are focused on delivering for the American ...
Sixty years after Black Americans gained the right to vote, Sen. Tim Scott has made history, becoming the longest-serving African American in the United States Senate.
Scott was appointed to the Senate in 2012 by then-Gov. Nikki Haley (R) after Sen. Jim DeMint (R) resigned. At the time, he was the first Black Republican senator since 1978 and the first Black ...
Sen. Scott also holds the distinction of being the first elected Black senator from the South. On Jan. 3, Sen. Tim Scott made history, becoming the longest-tenured Black United States senator ...
Scott, the first elected black senator from the South, is the first black person to serve in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. After serving in the House from 2011 until 2013 ...
Tim Scott has become the longest-serving Black U.S. senator.Scott will also serve as the first Black chairman of a Senate standing committee, leading the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs ...
Former Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks made history Friday when she was sworn in as Maryland’s first Black ...