First Black mayor of Tulsa Monroe Nichols on being elected mayor 103 years after Tulsa Race Massacre
Despite every single county in Oklahoma voting red on Election Day, mayor-elect Monroe Nichols made history Tuesday for being ...
New Orleans trailblazer in civil right, leader honored
The New Orleans community honored a trailblazer in the civil rights movement and leader in the area. A historical marker was unveiled in recognition of Taylor's accomplishments at Mount Zion Methodist ...
Baltimore’s first female City Council president, Mary Pat Clarke, dies at 83
The first woman elected to serve as president of the Baltimore City Council, Mary Pat Clarke, died Sunday morning. She was 83. Clarke, a Democrat, was elected to the council in 1975 from District 2, ...
A record 13 women will be governors next year after New Hampshire elected Kelly Ayotte
The election of Republican Kelly Ayotte as New Hampshire's governor means 13 women will serve as a state's chief executive next year, breaking the record of 12 set after the 2022 elections.