Jacksonville – Chef Nickey and Chef Vernetta are two African American women making an imprint on the Jacksonville culinary scene with their distinctive flavors. Chef Nickey is a pastry chef who ...

Dr. Sian Proctor, the first African American woman to pilot a spaceship, shares her journey inspired by her late father’s encouragement and overcoming self-doubt. Now a U.S. Science Envoy, she ...

It was hardly a secret that history would be made Tuesday night in Jackson County — either Melesa Johnson, a Democrat, or Republican Tracey Chappell would become the county’s first African ...

African-American female professors make up 2 % of faculty in higher education. The association aims to provide more opportunities and scholarships to young women.

African-American female professors make up 2 % of faculty in higher education. The association aims to provide more opportunities and scholarships to young women.

When people think about the great, doomed female star of the 1950s, the first person who generally comes to mind, ...

Tetrarch guitarist Diamond Rowe has just become the first African American woman in heavy music to have her own signature guitar. She's just revealed a new collaboration with Jackson and is the ...

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KFOX14/CBS4) — Las Cruces is honoring its first African American female principal during black history month. According to a Facebook post from the City of Las Cruces, Dorris ...

She is also the first African American female pit crew member to compete at a national series. “I’m doing something that’s not just for myself but it’s much bigger than me,” she said.

Four years after being elected the first African American female mayor of Lynwood, promising to bring down spending and rid the village of $25 million in debt, Jada Curry is asking voters for ...

Eight African-American Senators made huge impacts on the history of politics. Feb. 1, 2013 — -- intro:The United States Senate has a long history of producing historic leaders, but has ...

Feb. 27, 2013 -- intro: Rosa Parks, the civil rights pioneer, made history again today by becoming the first African American woman to have her likeness depicted in the Capitol's Statuary Hall.