A federal judge on Wednesday is set to hear arguments over temporarily pausing President Donald Trump's executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship for anyone born in the U.S. to someone in ...

We kick off our Black History Month series by highlighting and honoring Alice Scott, the first woman and African American to hold the office of mayor in the City of Canton.

A judge has ordered the acquittal of a former Georgia prosecutor on one of two misconduct charges she faced at trial over ...

The University of Washington has announced who will serve as their 34th President when current President Ana Mari Cauce steps ...

Woodrow Wilson became the first African American to serve in the Nevada Legislature. He went through a lot to get there.

Ted Talbert's storytelling legacy in Detroit lives on, and the same is true for the many Detroiters that helped the dedicated ...

I don’t think Wisconsin will legalize marijuana anytime soon. Still, Evers should pardon those with misdemeanor cannabis convictions.

A major blow to the immigrants’ dreams came on January 20, when President Trump signed an executive order ending birthright ...

Often called the "Father of Black History," Virginia native and scholar Carter G. Woodson started Negro History Week in ...

Federal judge blocks Trump's executive order, protecting citizenship for children of undocumented parents, citing its ...

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said she has found an outlet for the frustration that can result from being in the minority on the nation's highest court: boxing. At such a critical moment ...

PHOENIX (AP) — Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs appointed Maria Elena Cruz to the Arizona Supreme Court on Wednesday, making the ...