If Bass uses a new "community engagement" report as her guide, the next chief will devote a significant amount of time ...

The campaign for mayor might come down to a first-ever runoff in December that could reflect Richmond's new diversity.

Harris-Dawson, an ally of Mayor Karen Bass, said homelessness and housing affordability will be his top issues.

The first Black woman elected to the Senate, Democratic Sen. Carol Moseley Braun of Illinois in 1992, served a single term.

One North Carolina gubernatorial candidate calls himself a "Black Nazi." The other belongs to a local synagogue.