Former Vice President Kamala Harris' decision Wednesday to bypass the 2026 contest pushed the campaign into a new phase, lacking its biggest potential star and the presumptive early favorite. Harris' ...

The City of Omaha is poised to make what Mayor John Ewing Jr. called its “single largest investment” in affordable housing as part of his effort to close the gap between the “haves and have-nots.” ...

The City of Danville decided to move forward with a special event unveiling a historical marker commemorating the Riot of 1883 on Thursday morning, despite Wednesday’s shocking attack on Council ...

The city’s specialized high schools have long been racially stratified. The latest admissions figures show that segregation may deepen on those campuses this fall.

The African American Mayors Association (AAMA) and Smart Surfaces Coalition (SSC) have announced a new collaborative partnership to persuade Black mayors to enact valuable climate response strategies ...

More Black women have been elected to state legislatures over the last decade, creating a pipeline to Congress and other offices, a new report found.

Nearly $200 million budgeted for unfilled CPD roles should go instead to peacekeepers and mental health programs, activists ...

Robert Major Walker made history in 1988 when he was elected as the first Black mayor of Vicksburg, a Mississippi River town ...

Danny Davis, the 83-year-old dean of Illinois’ U.S. House delegation and a voice for progressive politics for decades, announced Thursday that he will not seek election to a 16th term representing his ...

CHICAGO — U.S. Rep. Danny Davis announced Thursday that he won't seek reelection next year after 15 terms in office, making ...

Why push for policies that improve the lives of Ohioans when you can race-bait and shake your finger at political opponents ...

The Minneapolis DFL (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) Party has endorsed State Senator Omar Fate h to be the next mayor of ...