March is Women’s History Month and thus a time to reflect on individual achievements that lifted the whole. This year, we ...

Dozens of 5-to-17-year-olds wore makeup and fashions of the era to depict historical figures and highlight their achievements for the annual Blacks in Wax.

The 'Orange is the New Black' Emmy winner discusses 'The Residence'— her new Shondaland White House murder mystery on Netflix ...

Brooklyn Borough Hall President Antonio Reynoso hosted an event honoring the legacy of former Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm.

In June of 1970, amid the snow-covered rock ramparts of Denali (the true name of North America’s highest peak), six women took their first steps in a historic feat. Led by Alaskan Grace Hoeman and ...

A New York exhibition honors Shirley Chisholm’s legacy, highlighting her pioneering role in politics and advocacy for ...

A civil rights activist who ran for president twice and became a Democratic power broker, Jackson is an American political ...

Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso hosted "The Chisholm Effect," an event at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum that brought civil leaders together to ...

Amy Danise is the managing editor for the insurance section at Forbes Advisor, which encompasses auto, home, renters, life, pet, travel, health and small business insurance. She is a highly ...

A Leicester woman has revealed how her life was made hell after being stalked - just like Strictly Come Dancing's Shirley Ballas. Jennifer Pickering only met her stalker once before he started ...

Hazel Dukes, the president of the New York State chapter of the NAACP and lifelong civil rights advocate, died Saturday at ...