founder of the House of Diggs Funeral Home in 1921 and the first Black person elected to the Michigan state Senate as a Democrat ... member and board chairman; John Conyers Jr. (May 16, 1929 ...

And Harry Belafonte dropped by, and John Conyers from Michigan, and Tom Bradley ... In 1972, Young was elected Georgia's first Black congressman since Reconstruction. His ambitions reached ...

Andrew Young, former congressman and United Nations ambassador ... John Conyers Jr. Rep. John Conyers Jr., a Michigan Democrat, speaks at a 2007 Judiciary subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill.

The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) was adopted in 1979 by the United Nations General Assembly.

The hum of a sewing machine, the smooth glide of skates on a polished rink, and the quiet dignity of a final farewell. These simple yet powerful sounds reflect Detroit's broader Black entrepreneurial ...

Some Senate Democrats, including Sen. Patty Murray of Washington state, have alternatively pushed for a four-week stopgap ...

Buttigieg is set to declare that he will forgo a senate run, setting himself up as a top contender for the 2028 presidential election.

The Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s first joint congressional address of his second presidency will be delivered by a freshman Michigan senator who built an extensive national ...

The Trump administration said yesterday it has drawn up a list of more than 400 properties it considers "non-core" assets.

Representative John James (R-Mich.) spoke with Margaret Brennan on Face the Nation Sunday about Ukrainian President Volodymyr ...