Dukes, who led the New York State NAACP for nearly five decades, fought tirelessly for voting rights, economic development, fair housing and education through her career.

Sgt. Troy J. Cobb grew up on a farm in Kennedy, Ala., and signed up for the GI Bill, as did many bright young people from ...

The House voted Thursday to censure Texas Rep. Al Green for heckling President Donald Trump during his joint address to Congress this week.

“I'm not tired yet,” Dukes said in her acceptance speech for the award ... Convention to second the presidential candidacy of Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman to run for the party ...

“I'm not tired yet,” Dukes said in her acceptance speech for the award ... at the Democratic National Convention to second the presidential candidacy of Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman to run ...

“I’m not tired yet,” Dukes said in her acceptance speech for the award ... Convention to second the presidential candidacy of Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman to run for the party ...

Democratic leaders had asked members to attend Mr. Trump’s speech and refrain from disruptions ... Among his antecedents is Shirley Chisholm, who in 1968 became the first Black woman to serve ...

I n 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 ...