Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland and Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware, both Democrats, won their Senate races on Tuesday doubling the number of Black women who have been elected to the chamber.

In North Carolina, Democrat Attorney General Josh Stein officially beat out the Lt. Governor, Mark Robinson, after the latter had several online scandals involving a porn forum

Emmy Award-winning journalist Chauncy Glover, a news anchor at Los Angeles’ KCAL, has died, KCAL announced Tuesday. He was 39. A cause of death was not released. Glover joined KCAL a year ago after becoming the first Black main male anchor at Houston’s KTRK. In Los Angeles, he co-anchored the 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. […]

Thousands were on hand at the Yard, a large open space on the Washington, D.C. university's campus, hoping to cheer the election of the first Black woman to the presidency.

Thousands were on hand at the Yard, a large open space on the Washington, D.C. university's campus, hoping to cheer the election of the first Black woman to the presidency.

Former President Donald Trump appears to have madesignificant inroadswith black Americans. That’s according to several state exit polls that show the former president picking up... Read MoreThe post

The Wire star Wendell Pierce marked the historical moment of two Black women being elected to the U.S. Senate Tuesday night. The actor, who is also known for playing Rev. Hosea Williams in Selma (2014), Captain C.W. Wagner in Elsbeth, Ishmael Snaps Henry in Power Book III: Raising Kanan, James Greer in Tom Clancys Jack […]

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LAWRENCE Longtime Winchester field hockey head coach Michelle White focuses on the matchup, not on seeds. With a 3-2 upset win over sixth-seeded Central Catholic in the Div. 1 state tournament second round Tuesday night, the No. 11 Red and Black (14-6) backed Whites belief this is the divisions most wide-open title race in […]

North Carolina's scandal-plagued Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson lost his gubernatorial bid to state Attorney General Josh Stein, according to multiple news sources.

Pamela Goodwine has won a seat on the Kentucky Supreme Court, becoming the first Black female justice in the state's history.

Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester has won the race for Senate in Delaware, Decision Desk HQ projects, becoming the only Black woman to ever represent the First State in the upper chamber. The 62-year-old Democrat defeated Republican Eric Hansen and independent Michael Katz for Sen. Tom Carpers seat. Carper, a Democrat who has served since 2000,...

The moderate Democrat was aided in his campaign by a series of scandals involving Robinson

CBS News projects that former Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester will win the Delaware Senate seat, making her the third African American woman elected to the Senate. Though too early to project, Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks is leading in the Maryland Senate race. If both win, they could double the number of Black women elected to the U.S. Senate. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane reports.

Angela Alsobrooks made history as Marylands first Black woman elected to the U.S. Senate by defeating Republican Larry Hogan.

Alsobrooks beat Republican Larry Hogan, the state's former governor.