The couple, married for over 77 years, remained deeply rooted in their small Georgia town throughout their lives, even as they impacted communities across the globe.

Flags flew at half-staff Monday, mourning the loss of former President Jimmy Carter, a Nobel laureate and humanitarian from ...

President Joe Biden signed into law on Saturday, Jan. 4, the Jackie Robinson Ballpark National Commemorative Site Act, which honors the stadium where Jackie Robinson played his first professional ...

Mo Ivory was officially sworn in as the Fulton County Commission's first Afro-Latina commissioner at a ceremony in downtown Atlanta.

Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) became the longest-serving black senator on Friday when he was sworn into the 119th Congress. The ...

Ossoff will continue serving on the Senate Intelligence and Rules committees, while Warnock will return to the Senate ...

The 119th Congress convenes Friday with a huge shift of power in Washington as the GOP takes control of both chambers ahead ...

The title of longest-serving Black senator was previously held by Sen. Edward Brooke (R-Mass.) who served two full terms from ...

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) has become the longest-serving Black senator in U.S. history, as the 119th Congress begins Friday.

Sixty years after Black Americans gained the right to vote, Sen. Tim Scott has made history, becoming the longest-serving ...

The peanut farmer from Georgia was a virtual unknown when he launched his long-shot 1976 presidential bid that took him from ...