Reyna Walters-Morgan was elected Vice Chair for Civic Engagement and Voter Participation (CEVP) at the Democratic National Committee’s Winter Meeting last Saturday, securing 210 votes out of 409. With this election, Walters-Morgan becomes the highest-ranking Black official at the DNC. A North Carolina native, Walters-Morgan is an alumna of the University of North Carolina at […]
At the United States Conference of Mayors’ 93rd Winter Meeting in Washington, D.C., Quinting S. Lacewell Jr., a Fall 2010 initiate of the Alpha Phi Chapter or Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. at Clark Atlanta University, made history by becoming the youngest Co-Chair of the U.S. Conference of Mayors Business Council. The event, presided over by Conference […]
El Paso just swore in its first Black mayor and he is a brother of Kappa Alpha Psi. On Monday night, January 6, 2025, history was made in El Paso as Renard Johnson, a proud member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., was sworn in as the city’s first Black mayor during a ceremony held […]
(BPRW) Dick Allen, Dave Parker elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame by Classic Baseball Era Committee (Black PR Wire) DALLAS – Dick Allen, a seven-time All-Star and two-time home run champion, and Dave Parker, a two-time batting champion and the owner of two World Series rings, earned election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on […]
(BPRW) Dick Allen, Dave Parker elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame by Classic Baseball Era Committee (Black PR Wire) DALLAS – Dick Allen, a seven-time All-Star and two-time home run champion, and Dave Parker, a two-time batting champion and the owner of two World Series rings, earned election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on […]
Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), a proud member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., has been elected Whip of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) for the 119th Congress. Representing California’s 37th District which covers Los Angeles County, Kamlager-Dove will serve in a pivotal leadership role within the CBC. In a statement released on her website, she […]
In a groundbreaking victory, Democratic Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, an honorary member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., has been elected as Delaware’s first female senator. Blunt Rochester’s triumph came after defeating Republican candidate Eric Hansen and independent candidate Mike Katz, securing her place in history as the first woman to represent Delaware in the […]
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. soror Angela Alsobrooks has made history by winning Maryland’s U.S. Senate race, defeating former Maryland Governor Larry Hogan. With this historic victory, Alsobrooks becomes the first Black woman to hold statewide office in Maryland and Maryland’s first Black senator. Alsobrooks’ political career has been marked by a series of firsts […]
Kemi Badenoch, the outspoken and controversial right-wing politician who has received backlash for stands against transgender rights and other progressive issues, has been elected as Britain’s new Conservative Party leader. Badenoch, who defeated Robert Jenrick to replace Rishi Sunak, is the first Black woman to be elected as the leader of a major British political […]
In an era defined by deep social upheavals and political transformations, Shirley Chisholm stood as a trailblazing force. A member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Chisholm became the first Black woman elected to the United States Congress in 1968, representing New York’s 12th congressional district, which encompassed the heart of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Just four […]