A one-woman show coming to West Philly tells the story of a woman often left out of history books: Shirley Chisholm, the ...

Cathay Williams defied the odds as the first African-American woman to enlist in the U.S. Army, disguising herself as a man to serve in the Buffalo Soldiers. Despite facing racism, sexism, and health ...

Four years after being elected the first African American female mayor of Lynwood, promising to bring down spending and rid the village of $25 million in debt, Jada Curry is asking voters for another ...

On Jan. 1, 2011, Mildred Scott was sworn in as the first African American sheriff in the state of New Jersey. The Middlesex County Sheriff’s office dates back to the 1600’s, however the department ...

The town of Taft, Oklahoma, is debating on whether to change signs that claim it is home to the first African American female ...

Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller was a protege of Auguste Rodin and shaped the Harlem Renaissance. The African American Museum in ...

PENNSAUKEN, N.J. (WPVI) -- The first African American woman to serve as mayor was sworn in on Tuesday night in Pennsauken Township. "I'm feeling really excited," said Nicole Roberts speaking to ...

Phillis Wheatley came to America on a slave ship, but soon became its first African-American poet with knowledge of Latin ans ...

[2] It should be noted that Rebecca Lee Crumpler was the first African American woman to graduate from medical school in the United States. She completed her degree at Boston University in 1864.