The 119th Congress will be the first one in recent years to buck the general trend of more racial, gender, age and ethnic ...

Hedgeman urged the male members of the march's planning committee to have a woman speaker, but they initially refused.

Overall, 139 of today’s senators and representatives identify as Black, Hispanic, Asian American or Native American.

Washington was known as a racial accommodationist. He rejected the pursuit of political and social equality with whites in favor of developing vocational skills and a reputation for stability and ...

Residents of Washington, D.C., gather today to honor Martin Luther King ... Reverend George Gilbert Jr., executive director for the Center for Racial Equity and Justice, says it's not just about the ...