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Sylvester Turner will be on the November ballot after getting the most support from precinct chairs during a party meeting…
“I am confident that my doctors have developed the best possible plan to target my specific disease,” Jackson Lee said…
Jackson Lee first took office in 1995. Her district includes downtown Houston and some of the city’s historically Black neighborhoods.
Civil rights groups tell theGrio they're frustrated with the White House's lack of movement on what they say is no…
Calls are getting louder for President Biden to sign an executive order to create a commission that would study reparations…
Democrats condemned Republicans who challenged nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on critical race theory, among other topics.
Eric Dick said he wasn't behind the Houston mailer, but a probe found that he requested, approved and arranged to…
Proponents for H.R. 40 say that time is of the essence to finally address reparations for African descendants.
Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee has called on the Russian government to release WNBA star Brittney Griner from custody.
From the White House to the halls of Congress, the U.S. government says it's doing its part in aiding African…
The wave of bomb threats on HBCU campuses has reignited concerns about the rise of domestic terrorism and its connection…
The political fight to protect the right vote and reform the filibuster reaches new heights as the White House visits…
"Not only did she get a degree, but she was calling her professors regularly to let them know how committed…
Megan Thee Stallion received the Texas hero award following college graduation in recognition of her charity work in her native…
Rep. Johnson recalls her time in Congress and her fellow members share words of praise and admiration for her years-long…
Republican gerrymandering in Texas could result in Reps. Sheila Jackson Lee and Al Green facing off in a “double bunk”…
After the Supreme Court voted to allow Texas' restrictive anti-abortion bill, the White House, lawmakers and abortion advocates are outraged.
“The Summer of Activism” akin to the 1960s is the blueprint to make Republicans move on the For The People…
In a short clip, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee says of the John Lewis Voting Rights Act that "the people of…
On June 19, 1865, union troops informed slaves in Galveston that they were free. Today, Juneteenth marks a symbolic end…