Canada’s House of Commons voted in Greg Fergus as its first Black speaker on Tuesday, following the resignation of the previous speaker, who had invited a Nazi veteran to Parliament. Fergus ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The hidden figures of the space race were recognized with Congress’ highest honor at a medal ceremony on ...

Johnson faces another threat to speakership over Ukraine and Israel aid plans On Capitol Hill, House Speaker ... Hill as new House Speaker Mike Johnson spent his first full day meeting with ...

The speaker of the House of Commons has granted an NDP motion to hold an emergency debate on the police involved deaths of ...

Virginia Del. Don Scott Jr. is now the state’s first Black speaker of the House of Delegates in its 405 history. Before his current status, Scott, who represents a district that includes ...

Trell Thomas held his renowned Black Excellence Brunch at one of the world's most historic venues — the White House — to ...

While Mr Fergus is the first black man to become Speaker in the House, Jean Augustine, the first black woman to be elected as a member of parliament in 1993, later went on to briefly serve as ...

Last week President Joe Biden and his administration hosted their first-ever Black Excellence Brunch in affiliation with the ...

Historic celebration of Black excellence at the White House South Lawn, honoring achievements of African Americans. Biden's ...

Our work is more than just about policy. It is about changing lives,” said Nicole Austin-Hillery, president and CEO of […] ...

The Black NASA female mathematicians and aeronautical engineers referred to as the "Hidden Figures" were awarded the ...

Without Constitutional specification, the Speaker of the House gained duties and powers as the issues of the day required them to be granted. The first Speaker of the House, Frederick Muhlenberg ...