They don’t call Atlanta the Black Mecca for no reason. Nestled in the middle of the red state of Georgia, Atlanta is not only ...

February is Black History Month and WUSF is bringing you stories of Floridians who've made an impact on their communities.

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mayor Eric Adams’ lawyer asked, top officials in President Donald Trump's Justice Department agreed, ...

Broward County’s first female chief judge left office 34 years ago. The second will begin her service in May. But Miette K.

for the first time [ever], the City elected the first, female majority [three Councilmembers plus the mayor] – and it only took 63 years.” Next, Miller recommended they seek out what connects ...

Henry L. Marsh III, the first Black mayor of Richmond and a figure who embodied the rise of African American power in the city, died Thursday night at 91. Marsh, a civil rights lawyer, was ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Current and former Virginia elected leaders speaking at this weekend's service for the first Black mayor of Richmond recalled Henry L. Marsh III's trailblazing career and ...

While the FWPD program has been around for decades, the first woman was just inducted as an officer. Morgan Poeppel, a patrol officer until she worked her way to the K-9 unit, has been with the ...

Julie Kim is set to replace Christophe Weber as the new chief executive officer of Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., becoming the first woman to lead the more than 240-year-old Japanese drugmaker.

Four years after being elected the first African American female mayor of Lynwood, promising to bring down spending and rid the village of $25 million in debt, Jada Curry is asking voters for ...

Deegan voiced her all-of-the-above approach to reducing crime during a town hall Monday night at the Legends Center for the first of six ... that," she said. Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan ...

Deegan voiced her all-of-the-above approach to reducing crime during a town hall Monday night at the Legends Center for the first ... on the Jacksonville Journey program created during Mayor ...