When Helen Caise enrolled in summer school in 1955, she became the first Black student to attend a white school in Lexington.

Mindy Golladay Hargrove, a small business owner and resident of Trigg County, was elected to the Pennyrile Electric board.

Coventry honored the strong women in her life after becoming the first African and woman to be elected to head the IOC.

MOBILE, Ala. - The first African American woman to serve as the United States Secretary of Labor Alexis Herman died at the age of 77 on Friday.As a Mobile native, family and friends in the area ...

City mourns Mobile native and first African American woman to serve as US Secretary of Labor. Published: Apr. 28, 2025 at 5:53 PM CDT Baldwin County. Four hospitalized after ambulance struck ...

“After previously working at the department, Herman became the U.S. Secretary of Labor from May 1, 1997, to Jan. 20, 2001 – the first African American to do so,” Chavez-DeRemer said.

Pioneering civil servant and advocate Alexis Herman, who served as the 23rd and first African American Secretary of Labor, died April 25. She was 77. Former Labor Secretary Alexis Herman is seen ...

The first African American U.S. Secretary of Labor has died. Alexis M. Herman, who served as labor secretary from 1997 to 2001 under former President Bill Clinton , died Friday. She was 77.

Alexis Herman, a trailblazing figure in American politics and the first African American to serve as U.S. Secretary of Labor, died Thursday at 76.

WASHINGTON (TNND) — On Tuesday, First Lady Melania Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosted the prestigious International Women of Courage Awards, celebrating the exceptional bravery ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) — As we approach the end of Black History Month, we dig deep into the story of the first African American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. Joseph Rainey’s great… ...

Frank S. Turner, the first African American from Howard County to serve in the Maryland House of Delegates who also taught business law at Morgan State University, died Feb. 14 at Howard County ...