Republican U.S. Sen. Tim Scott made history on Friday as the longest-serving African American senator in the 235-year history of the institution. Scott, 59, the only Black Republican senator ...

As the 119 th Congress begins on Friday, Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina is poised to make history as the longest-serving African American in the 235-year history of the U.S. Senate.

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 ...

A dozen years after Obama’s barrier-breaking win, the Democratic presidential field started out as the most diverse in history – including, at one point, two African-American senators ...

Virginia "Ginny" Norfleet has been selected by State Senator Bill Weber as 2025’s Woman of Distinction in recognition of her ...