Many of the Black women in Congress protested Trump’s speech ... it is “frustrating to see that over 90% of African-American women tried to save this country.” She continued, “And again ...

From the first Black president to the first African American woman ever elected to the United States Congress, Black people have made considerable gains – and helped to change the face of U.S ...

Discover the remarkable life of Alice A. Dunnigan, the first African-American female correspondent at the White House and a ...

Article courtesy of MSR News Online  As President Donald Trump took the stage for his first joint address to Congress, ...

Dozens of female Democratic lawmakers have arrived in the House chamber clad in pink pantsuits to send a message to ...

including the first Native American women to serve in Congress and the first African-American women to represent Illinois and Massachusetts in the House, respectively. As with gender, the gains in ...

Anthony, Library of Congress, 1905 ... For the rest of her career, Anthony fought for civil rights for women and African Americans, serving as a leader of several national organizations, including ...

Bessie Coleman was the first African-American woman, and also the first woman of Native-American descent, to hold a pilot’s license. Coleman grew up in a cruel world of poverty and discrimination.