Breaking barriers and making history. Ella Jones became the first Black person elected to the Ferguson City Council in April 2015. In June 2020, she became the city’s first Black mayor.

Many Charlotte-area residents are familiar with some of the more notable figures in local Black history, people like Harvey Gantt, the first Black student accepted to enroll at Clemson University who ...

Burroughs, the daughter of former slaves, established her own school in Washington, D.C. in 1909, helping to forge new career ...

The weekly Sunday video conference quickly ballooned from its usual several hundred attendees to more than 90,000, and the ...

In a historic decision, the City of Fort Lauderdale has appointed Rickelle Williams as its first Black female City Manager, ...

Oro's vast collection of Black women’s basketball history, which includes autographed memorabilia, photography, and more, ...

We kick off our Black History Month series by highlighting and honoring Alice Scott, the first woman and African American to hold the office of mayor in the City of Canton.

Siri Pulipati inaugurated as Rancho Cordova's first female and South Asian mayor, focusing on tech and education.

Brandon Scott is pushing back against that trend. The mayor of Baltimore was the subject of racist attacks online last year ...

This Black History Month, the spotlight shines on three outstanding women representing the South Suburbs in Cook County positions.

Old Salem Museums & Gardens in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, hosts a Black History Month celebration in February with ...