During Black History Month, News4JAX is celebrating local African American trailblazers who paved the way in politics and ...

More than three decades ago, history was made when Douglas Wilder became the first elected Black governor, not just in Virginia but in the entire United States.

Philadelphia Eagles performance coach Autumn Lockwood, born in the city of Chester, became the first Black woman to win a ...

He was among those targeted by the investigation that consumed much of Bill Clinton’s presidency. But his conviction was ...

Autumn Lockwood, the Eagles' associate sports performance coach, already made history in Super Bowl LVII, when she became the first Black woman to coach in a Super Bowl. On Sunday, she made history ...

Not every member of the “First Five” graduated from the University, but they are remembered collectively as trailblazers who ...

Estevan Park in Tucson is named after the first African American explorer of the southwestern United States, and some call ...

Segregation was ending, but on the football field, some barriers still remained — until one young man stepped under center at ...

VALDOSTA — Supreme Court of Georgia Justice Verda Colvin will present “Mentorship: Lifting as We Climb” at 4 p.m. Saturday, ...

Leslie Knox has made history as one of the newest residents of Hamtramck, Michigan. The small city nearly encircled by ...