Judge Cynthia J. Ayers, the first elected Black woman judge on the Marion County Superior Court bench, died April 19 at age ...

Maggie Walker was an African American businesswoman ... of Colored Women, and the Virginia Industrial School for Girls. After ...

and cultural institutions like the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Their legacies are worth brushing ...

Seba Johnson became the first African American female to compete in Alpine Skiing back in 1988, representing the U.S. Virgin Islands. At the age of 14, she was also the youngest Alpine ski racer ...

As an agent of the American ... women and African Americans, serving as a leader of several national organizations, including the National Woman Suffrage Association. From 1868-70, she was a ...

FORT SMITH, Ark. — Dr. Mae Jemison, the first African American woman to travel to space, will visit Fort Smith on Wednesday, April 9. Dr. Jemison will present a talk at the University of ...

After generations of struggle for suffrage, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed in 1919 and ratified in August 1920. To mark the centennial anniversary of women’s suffrage in 2020, ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — The International African American Museum is hosting a program March 27, celebrating the achievements of women with African descent this Women's History Month.

Before Jean-Pierre, only one other African-American woman had been able to stand behind the White House press lectern: Judy Smith, deputy press secretary for then-Republican President George H.W ...

Dawson is a member of the National Association of Black Scuba Divers, and according to the group, Dawson is the first African American woman to scuba dive in all seven continents. Courtesy ...