Manika Gamble recently made history as the first Black woman to complete a 155-mile, seven-day self-supported stage race in Namibia. With twelve years of marathon running experience, Gamble said ...

It’s the end of an era. Rashida Jones, the history-making president of MSNBC and the first Black woman to lead a major television news network, is stepping down after an impactful and historic ...

The first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after the military was desegregated in the 1940s has died. She was 104. Nancy Leftenant-Colon, who retired as a major and died earlier this ...