Who is Shirley Chisholm and what can her story teach us about leaders? Elementary school students can practice their critical thinking skills by observing images of objects related to Chisholm from ...

After 20 years, Harris’ path forward begins with stepping back — a decision that could write a new playbook for a generation ...

William Lacy Clay Sr., a civil rights icon, labor rights champion, and one of the 13 founding members of the Congressional Black Caucus, has died at 94. The Missouri trailblazer served 32 years in ...

Carol Moseley Braun is making waves in the push for more diverse leaders in politics. In 1993, she became the country’s first ...

The post Founding Congressional Black Caucus Member Bill Clay Sr. Dies At 94 appeared first on Blavity. Former Rep. William “Bill” Clay Sr., D-Mo., a trailblazing civil rights leader, Missouri’s first ...

William L. Clay Sr., Missouri’s first Black congressman and a prominent civil rights leader who died last week, was one of ...

A female trailblazer in politics, Shirley Chisholm (1924–2005) was the first Black female elected to the U.S. Congress.

William L. Clay Sr., Missouri's first Black congressman and a prominent civil rights leader, used his political and organizing skills to fight for equal employment opportunities and social justice for ...

The Amistad Research Center, one of largest repositories of Black history, cut half its staff after the Trump administration ended four federal grants.

Gov. Jared Polis has signed a bill requiring the state's Department of Education to develop a statewide K-12 curriculum on Black history and cultural studies.

005745 Scope and Contents At the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum, Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm talks about the achievements of black women while acknowledging there is still a long way to go and work ...

“Washington Black” stars Ernest Kingsley Junior and Sterling K. Brown said their new Hulu series, which is based on Esi Edugyan’s fictional 2018 novel about a young, Black inventor’s ...