When I first landed an internship as an archives technician at the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House-National Historic Site – ...

Netflix war film The Six Triple Eight tells the true story of the all-Black, all-women 6888th Central Postal Directory ...

Leon County students from kindergarten to grade 12 will get the chance to submit artwork, a song, or writings highlighting a ...

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Black residents make up more than 31% of the county's voting-age population, the department said, adding that Houston County has elected just one Black commissioner since the end of the Civil War.

SAVANNAH, Ga. — The U.S. Justice Department sued a Georgia county Thursday, alleging that its method of electing county commissioners discriminates against Black voters. Houston County ...

To understand what happened, we have to look more closely at the vast bloc of women voters. Black women have long been the Democrats’ most dependable voters, and in November they were again ...

"For example, by electing commissioners from fairly drawn single-member districts rather than countywide, Black voters would have an equal opportunity to elect a representative of their choice to ...

(AP) — The U.S. Justice Department sued a Georgia county Thursday, alleging that its method of electing county commissioners discriminates against Black voters. Houston County, home to 163,000 people ...

US Sues Georgia's Houston County, Says It Violates Black Voters' Rights By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday it has filed a lawsuit against Houston ...