During more than two decades in Congress, the Democrat has been the only Black woman elected to the House from parts of the ...

Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee of California has always stood apart. She was the first Black student to integrate her Southern ...

A snowy owl was spotted swooping into Shirley Chisholm State Park over the holiday weekend — marking its first appearance in ...

"It's a rare sighting for Brooklyn. Brooklyn doesn't get snowy owls every year. In fact, in the previous two years, Long ...

The Bay Area politician, known for her antiwar position and breaking barriers in Congress, just left the House after more than two decades.

In a historic moment for American politics, Vice President Kamala Harris signed a bill awarding the late Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm with a Congressional Gold Medal. This significant act not ...

In their new book, Dr. Jenn Jackson shines a light on the central role of Black women in liberation movements, both in US ...

Former U.S. representative Barbara Lee filed paperwork with the city of Oakland on Monday in a sign that she plans a ...

Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan of Virginia was sworn in Friday to the U.S. House of Representatives for the 119th Congress.

The town Historical Society is celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday with a series of special events this January.

Vice President Kamala Harris signed a bill bestowing the late Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm with a Congressional Gold Medal, a symbolic and historic moment in Washington for America’s first ...

With Butler, Lee teamed up to pass one of the final bills of the 118th Congress, awarding the Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to her mentor and friend Shirley Chisholm, another trailblazer ...