Library of Virginia celebrates Black History Month with Virginia Opera collaboration
The pilot killed in a plane crash involving Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil’s private jet helped save Neil’s girlfriend, Rain ...
House passes bill expanding Medicaid for pregnant women
The Alabama House of Representatives passed a bill expanding Medicaid to pregnant women who aren't yet approved the program.
Alabama House expedites Medicaid for pregnant women, joining other states with high mortality rates
Lawmakers in Alabama's House have passed a bill expediting Medicaid for pregnant women in a state with one of the highest ...
A Virginia Delegate delivered a baby girl. Political leaders gave her the option to vote remote.
Del. Destiny LeVere Bolling by all accounts became the first woman in Virginia given the go-ahead by political leaders to ...
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Third Annual Atlanta Black Expo debuts at Georgia World Congress Center
Atlanta Black Expo, the largest showcase of mixed, non-industry specific black-owned businesses in the Southeast, will take place February 22-23 at the Georgia World Congress Center. Sponsored by ...
Meet MassLive’s 2025 Black leaders of Massachusetts
In recognition of Black History Month in February, MassLive asked readers to nominate Black leaders doing important work across the state. The origins of Black History Month can be traced back to 1915 ...
The story of two Brooklyn sisters who forged a family of firsts
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’s ‘Black Angels’ recognized on House floor; Are now part of Congressional Record
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, in an address from the floor of the House of Representatives, focused on the ...
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Three Black women icons in Denver share their stories
Black history in Colorado is rich, and it’s full of both celebration and strife. This week, we’re talking with three ...
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Black women rethink their historic role as political organizers after Americans return Trump to power
After Trump was declared the winner over Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, many politically engaged Black women said ...
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Rep. Demuth elected as first Black woman to serve as MN House Speaker
The deal to end the weeks-long legislative standoff made history when Rep. Lisa Demuth (R-Cold Spring) became the first ...
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Schemes to sops, AAP, BJP and Congress go all out to woo Dalits. Here’s what leaders from the community say
This was one of the important schemes the Congress has implemented in other states where it has a government. Rs 2,500 for women under the Pyari Didi Yojana, Jeevan Raksha scheme under which treatment ...