New members of the Congressional Black Caucus, Angela Alsobrooks and Lisa Blunt-Rochester, make history as the first Black women to serve in the US Senate together.

Newly appointed Sen. Shaneka Henson, a Democrat, was sworn into the Maryland Senate just two hours before the General ...

The Anthem at the D.C. Wharf hosts the Congressional Black Caucus swearing-in ceremony, where Angela Alsobrooks, Maryland's ...

Robert Smalls, an enslaved man, commandeered a Confederate ship during the Civil War to bring slaves to freedom. Later, he was elected to the state Legislature and Congress.

Former Senate Minority Leader Ben Espy, who broke down barriers during his local and statewide political career, died ...

He spent a lifetime in public service and that benefited America. You could say Joe Biden’s relationship with Black America started out somewhat awkwardly. Amid civil rights marches and protests in ...

Discover why Deb Fischer's husband, Bruce Fischer, refused to shake hands with Kamala Harris during the senator's swearing-in ceremony.

Gerald Rafshoon helped take Carter from the peanut farm to the White House. Here, he exclusively recalls some of the key ...