Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe is expected to sign a plan that would put the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department under state ...

The plight of the African-American experience in America has been tightly intertwined with and displayed through the lens of the national pastime. Whether it be the fight to break through the ...

The number of female officers in the NYPD has grown to 21%, but a closer look shows that the women now serving in the most elite units of the department are also on the rise and drawing attention.

Lafontant was born Jewel Carter Stradford in 1922 to a prominent African American family. Her father, C. Francis Stradford, ...

Assemblyman Charles D. Fall recognized NYPD, Port Authority, New York State Police, and MTA Police for their service and ...

Alice Stebbins Wells patrolled dance halls, skating rinks, penny arcades and movie theaters, keeping these public spaces free ...

According to a media release sent to News-Press NOW from the Platte County Sheriff Office's Captain Jeffrey Shanks at 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 28: The first ... 43-year-old African-American man ...

FITCHBURG — The police program at Fitchburg State University, in association with its Criminal Justice Club, will host a panel discussion for Women in Law Enforcement at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday ...

This Black History Month, Treasure Island is making history. Ashly Hubbard is Treasure Island's first female African American firefighter. Hubbard's passion is her job. "It's a reward that you can ...

Goldberg’s 2002 two-fer wins of a Tony as producer as the musical “Thoroughly Modern Millie” and an Emmy for a documentary about Hattie McDaniel made her the first African American to ...

As the first African American woman to be ordained as a rabbi, her journey is one of determination, faith, and unwavering strength. "My Hebrew name is Rabah Eliana Eliza Bat Avraham, daughter of ...

In January of 2022, Gibson was sworn in as the first woman and African American to serve as borough president. "It means that there have to be footprints left behind for the next president ...