Some Democrats are urging Council Speaker Adrienne Adams to throw her hat into the race for mayor while incumbent Mayor Eric ...

Shirley Chisholm championed the needs of low-income families by expanding food assistance programs like WIC. After a ...

Black women are brilliant, strong, resilient, giving and loving. And right now, we're tired. We must restore fractured coalitions with our allies.

Camille Taylor of Not In Our Town BN weighs in on the value of Black history and diversity, stating "Knowledge is power." ...

Sally Hemmings Three U.S. presidents have allegedly fathered illegitimate children with slaves. The most well-known and ...

Chisholm was the first African American woman elected to Congress in 1968, and the first woman and African American to run ...

Students at Saint John Paul II Catholic Academy’s Lower Mills campus are celebrating Black History Month with a door-decorating competition in the Dorchester Avenue school’s hallways. Students and ...

There is still time to vote for Shirley Chisholm. An exhibit exploring the life and work of the Brooklyn politician in ...

In March 2024, director John Ridley released “Shirley,” a biopic about Shirley Chisholm, the first Black congresswoman and ...

Now, Mulholland is a healthy 83 years old with honors such as recognition from former President Barack Obama, the ...