Rep. Barbara Lee, the only Black woman elected to Congress from California's north, reflects on her legacy and the challenges ...

The longtime lawmaker has held numerous private meetings with city officials about the issues affecting Oakland, from the ...

Barbara Lee (CA-12) and U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler (D-CA), signs the Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act at the U.S. Capitol, Monday, December 9, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Official ...

I thought 2023 was a busy year on the Lee County foodie scene with more than 80 restaurants opening. Then along came 2024 ...

We picked five on-screen projects that stood out for the way they captured the original stories — and five more for 2025 that ...

Markie Lee Jackson, 65, of Leachville, passed from this life Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, at Regional One Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. Son of the late Leonard Franklin and Ermilee Merriman Jackson, he was a ...

Barbara Lee, who represented the East Bay in the House for more than two decades, opened a campaign account Monday to run for ...

Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) took aim at billionaire Elon Musk on Thursday for derailing the end-of-year spending deal. “Let’s put this into context. This was a bipartisan, agreed-upon deal to ...

During more than two decades in Congress, the Democrat has been the only Black woman elected to the House from parts of the ...

Congresswoman Bara Lee has spent more than half her life in politics, and her career has come to a stop for now.

Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) speaks during a U.S. Senate Candidate Forum hosted by the National Union of Health Care Workers in Los Angeles on Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel) Oakland has ...

Barbara Lee Thomas, 94, St. Joseph, passed away Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. She was born on Aug. 3, 1930, in Dekalb, Missouri, to Leon T. and Amanda J. (Frakes) Strong. She ...