Illinois Lt. Govenor Juliana Stratton Makes U.S. Senate Run Official, Slams Trump 'Crisis And Chaos' In Launch Video
Amanda K. Edwards says the stakes are high as she campaigns to represent Texas District-18, with a special election set for November 4th following the deaths of the last two leaders.
The former congresswoman and progressive trailblazer takes the helm after a turbulent recall election, pledging to bring stability and collaboration to City Hall.
The nation's oldest civil rights group says the Trump administration’s rollback of diversity and inclusion programs is unconstitutional and disproportionately harms Black students.
At the Leading Women Defined Summit in Californa, the former Vice President called for unity and resilience in the face of uncertain times.
The corruption case against Adams has been dismissed "with prejudice," meaning the charges cannot be refiled. He will now seek a second term as an independent candidate.
Polling locations are forever changing, but we’ve made it easy to find with a searchable state by state directory.
We’ve made it easy to check if your voter registration is valid.
In an excerpt from her upcoming book, Stacey Abrams writes about the demographic changes that have come to fruition in order to secure a true democracy.
If Fabiana Pierre-Louis is confirmed by the state Senate, she will be the first Black woman to ever serve on the NJ Supreme Court.
Bob Marley predicted his music would live forever. Daughter Cedella ensures that his words continue to ring true.
Williams, who was selected to take Lewis’s place on the ballot in the November elections, spoke to ESSENCE about her run for U.S. Congress.
Arkansas State Sen. Joyce Elliott spent 30 years as a public school teacher and would be the first Black person elected to Congress from Arkansas—the last of the former Confederate states that hasn’t done so.
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris writes about domestic terrorism, White supremacy and the need for strict gun laws.
In this month’s Kamala’s Korner, presidential candidate Kamala Harris explains why Black issues are America’s issues.
In an op-ed for ESSENCE, Sen. Kamala Harris explains how and why we must honor Breonna Taylor’s life.
In this month’s Booker’s Bulletin, presidential candidate Cory Booker writes about Trump’s racism and how he continues to give license to white supremacy.
In his first op-ed for ESSENCE, Cory Booker shares how the spirit of the holiday should be celebrated and how he would fulfill the legacies of those who fought for emancipation.
This historic pardon culminates a decades-long fight by Garvey’s descendants and supporters to right the wrongs of a what many regarded as a politically motivated conviction.
“Harris might not have “healed” us but she could have stopped the bleeding as opposed to Trump who intends to keep cutting us open. Nonetheless, here we are. We will keep going, as we’ve always done.”
No specific reason has been given for why she won’t be in attendance, but Mrs. Obama has previously shared that attending Trump’s 2017 inauguration was not an enjoyable experience for her.
Rep. Charles Diggs of Michigan formed the Democratic Select Committee, which became formally organized into the Congressional Black Caucus two years later in 1971.
The former president, who went from peanut farmer to politician, became just as well-known for his charity work and diplomacy in his later years as he was for his single term in office.
Biden commutes the sentences of 37 federal death row inmates to life in prison, just weeks before Trump, a proponent of capital punishment, takes office.
This photographic biography by Deborah Willis and Kevin Merida captures the personal story and groundbreaking journey of Kamala Harris, highlighting her historic 107-day campaign for the White House.
‘The Mamas’ of Yolé! Ekolojia’s photography program exemplify a blueprint for liberation beyond colonial aesthetics. We should be paying attention.
With the confirmation of Judge Tiffany Johnson in Georgia this week, Biden has now appointed 40 Black women to lifetime federal judgeships—more than any president in U.S. history.
