J.R. Clifford was many things, an activist, an educator, a journalist, a veteran and the first African-American lawyer in the ...

The legacies of Black women continue to be celebrated in named and traditional memorials, by generations of memorializers and ...

civil law.” Her accomplishments include helping to modernize the court and revamp court rules. She hopes being the first female African American clerk of court in the state appeal system helps ...

During Black History Month, News4JAX is celebrating local African American trailblazers who paved the way in politics and ...

Tshego Gaelae, a 33-year-old model from South Africa, made history by becoming the first Black ... manager at a South African law firm. She is passionate about supporting women and children ...

While lectures on the legacies of Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and Harriet Tubman are all important, some educators ...

Growing up in Nashville, Tennessee, Dorothy Phillips had a goal to become president of the United States of America. While she hasn’t reached that goal, the former Midland resident and Dow chemist has ...

Barbara Jordan was a lawyer, educator, and politician who became the first Black woman to be elected to ... Johnson was the first African-American world heavyweight champion and a controversial ...

Moore was a Philadelphia lawyer and civil rights activist ... she learned to read and write by the age of 9 and became the first African American woman to publish a book of poetry.

His signing of the law led Trump to issue an executive order Friday stopping U.S. aid and assistance to a key trade partner in Africa. The law allows the South African government to expropriate ...

The South African ... law nullified entirely. It said it wanted to remind Ramaphosa's ANC that it did not win a majority in last year's national election and now has to share power for the first ...