A portrait, a phone call and a Black Sacramento family’s fight for land and legacy By Darrell Smith. Updated May 16, 2024 3:00 PM.

Former Rep. Alyce Clarke was the first Black woman elected to the Mississippi Legislature, and now she is the first Black person — and first woman — to have a portrait on display in the state ...

Fayette was the first Black graduate of Western Reserve College—one of Case Western Reserve University’s predecessor institutions, then based in Hudson, Ohio. Arriving in Hudson in 1832, he became ...

In 1913, Milton Roscoe Geary was the first Black man to graduate from the University of Maine School of Law, the article stated. He practiced here until the 1960s and was the only Black lawyer in ...

Featuring all Black queer artists, the exhibition is a declaration of presence and a refusal to shrink. “This show is about being visible,” Moore says. “I want to confront erasure.

The suit is a nod to Hillary Clinton's 2004 portrait when she opted to pose in a black suit for the first time in First Lady history. Saying the pantsuit reflects how she viewed herself.

Lanker’s portrait of Horne has her seated and wearing a simple black ensemble. A 1988 portrait of beloved actress Cicely Tyson is also included, with the star adorned in a floral crown and ...