Lawmakers in Alabama's House have passed a bill expediting Medicaid for pregnant women in a state with one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the country.

Del. Destiny LeVere Bolling by all accounts became the first woman in Virginia given the go-ahead by political leaders to ...

This 'Sound Off' explores how healthy friendship between Black women is a form of activism in uncertain times. The article ...

A look at the lives of Dr. Susan Smith McKinney Steward, the first Black female doctor in New York, and her sister Sarah J. S ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, in an address from the floor of the House of Representatives, focused on the ...

In February 2023, history was made in the Commonwealth as elected Democrat Jennifer McCllelan soared to victory in a race to ...

Demuth, who is also the first Republican woman in the position, says she is honored by the historic designation but she doesn ...

Black history in Colorado is rich, and it’s full of both celebration and strife. This week, we’re talking with three ...

After Trump was declared the winner over Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, many politically engaged Black women said ...

These officers will serve the forty-two members of the Caucus and its mission to be the voice of black people and communities ...