Mia Love, first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, dies at 49

Former Rep. Mia Love (Utah), the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, has died at 49. “With grateful hearts filled to overflowing for the profound influence of Mia on our lives, we ...

The Hill - 4d

Former Utah Rep. Mia Love, first Black Republican woman elected to the U.S. House, dies at 49

Former U.S. Rep. Mia Love of Utah, a daughter of Haitian immigrants who became the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, died Sunday.

NBC News - 4d

Mia Love, First Black Republican Woman Elected to Congress, Dies at 49

Ms. Love, who represented Utah in Congress from 2015 to 2019, was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2022.

The New York Times - 4d

Mia Love, first Black Republican woman elected to the U.S. House, dies

Former U.S. Rep. Mia Love of Utah, a daughter of Haitian immigrants who became the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, died on Sunday.

CBS News - 4d

First Black Republican Rep. Mia Love has died

Former U.S. Rep. Mia Love of Utah, a daughter of Haitian immigrants who became the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, died on Sunday

ABC News - 4d

Coventry the first woman elected as IOC pres.

Kirsty Coventry has been elected president of the International Olympic Committee, becoming the first woman and first African to hold the post.

ESPN - Mar. 20

Kirsty Coventry elected first woman president of Olympic movement

Zimbabwean Kirsty Coventry became the first woman and African to be elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday, declaring it to be an "extraordinary moment"."This is an ...

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 20

Kirsty Coventry elected IOC president and is first woman, first African to lead global Olympic body

Kirsty Coventry was elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday and became the first woman and first African to get perhaps the biggest job in world sports.

NBC News - Mar. 20

Coventry elected as IOC's first female president

Zimbabwe's sports minister Kirsty Coventry is elected as the new IOC president, becoming the first woman and first African to hold the role.

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 20

Kirsty Coventry elected as first woman and first African to lead IOC

Kirsty Coventry has been elected president of the International Olympic Committee.

CBS News - Mar. 20

McBride: 'I appear to live rent-free in the minds' of Republicans

Rep. Sarah McBride (D-Del.), the first transgender person elected to Congress, is bashing Republicans for focusing on her gender instead of issues that affect the American public at large. “I ...

The Hill - Mar. 13

Coventry elected first female IOC president as Coe beaten

Zimbabwe's sports minister Kirsty Coventry is elected as the new IOC president, becoming the first woman and first African to hold the role.

BBC News - Mar. 20

Kirsty Coventry becomes first woman to lead International Olympic Committee

Zimbabwean Kirsty Coventry became the first woman and African to be elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday, saying it was an "extraordinary moment"."This is an ...

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 20

Republican Refers to Sarah McBride, Transgender Congress Member, as a Man

Representative Keith Self of Texas insisted on calling Representative Sarah McBride, the first openly transgender member of Congress, “Mr. McBride,” and adjourned the session when challenged about it.

The New York Times - Mar. 12

Republican adjourns hearing after blowup over McBride introduction

A House Foreign Affairs subcommittee hearing ended abruptly Tuesday after Rep. Keith Self (R-Texas) referred to Rep. Sarah McBride (D-Del.), the first transgender person elected to Congress, as ...

The Hill - Mar. 11

Sarah McBride targeted in heated exchange about her gender in congressional hearing

Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Del., the first transgender person elected to Congress, faced attacks from her Republican colleagues, who have repeatedly misgendered her.

ABC News - Mar. 12

Kirsty Coventry elected first female president of IOC as Coe routed in vote

Zimbabwean former swimmer won majority in first round Sebastian Coe is third; Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr second The Zimbabwean swimmer Kirsty Coventry has become the first woman to lead the ...

The Guardian - Mar. 20

The Black barbershops are helping boys fall in love with reading

Barbershop Books is bringing hundreds of free books to Black barbershops across the country to help more boys become better readers.

NBC News - Mar. 21

Tesla sales fall by 49% in Europe even as the electric vehicle market grows

European sales of Tesla electric vehicles tumbled 49% in the first two months of the year even as overall sales of EVs grew

ABC News - 3d

Tracking Each Party’s Early Turnout for Tuesday’s Special House Elections

Voters in two heavily Republican House districts in Florida will decide who to send to Congress. See which party is ahead in turnout so far.

The New York Times - 2h

Tracking Each Party’s Early Turnout for Tuesday’s Special House Elections

Voters in two heavily Republican House districts in Florida will decide who to send to Congress. See which party is ahead in turnout so far.

The New York Times - 2h

Woman pleads guilty in cross-burning hoax during Colorado Springs mayoral campaign

DENVER — A woman who was part of a group charged with setting a cross on fire in front of a defaced campaign sign for a candidate who became Colorado Springs’ first Black mayor pleaded guilty on ...

NBC News - Mar. 12

For Black Women, Adrienne Adams Is More Than Just Another Candidate

The New York City Council speaker, who officially launched her mayoral campaign on Saturday, would be the first woman to lead City Hall.

The New York Times - Mar. 8

Maggie Doogan propels Richmond past Georgia Tech 74-49 for the Spiders' first March Madness victory

Maggie Doogan had 30 points, 15 rebounds and six assists, and eighth-seeded Richmond routed ninth-seeded Georgia Tech 74-49 on Friday night for the Spiders' first women's NCAA Tournament victory. ...

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 22

Former All Blacks player, coach Alex Wyllie dies at 80

Famously tough All Blacks loose forward Alex (Grizz) Wyllie who went on to coach New Zealand to 25 wins in 29 tests has died. Wyllie’s death on Saturday as a result of cancer was confirmed by ...

Yahoo Sports - 5d

Love and March Madness: Amarr Knox and fiancee DaKiyah Sanders shine at historically Black schools

March Madness ended on the first weekend for Amarr Knox, but the Alabama State guard will always remember — and be remembered for — his last-second layup that gave the Hornets their first NCAA ...

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 21

Zimbabwe’s Kirsty Coventry elected to lead the International Olympic Committee

First woman IOC president could preside over Utah’s 2034 Winter Games.

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 20

IOC elects first woman president as Kirsty Coventry takes over for outgoing leader Thomas Bach

Coventry will officially replace Bach on June 23, 2025

CBS Sports - Mar. 20

Many in small business were jubilant over Trump’s victory. They’ve since grown very uncertain about the U.S. economy.

Small-business owners — a group that emphatically cheered the election of President Donald Trump and a Republican Congress — now have nearly historic levels of uncertainty about the future.

MarketWatch - Mar. 11

GOP-led Congress races to avert government shutdown ahead of Friday deadline

The path to averting a government shutdown at the end of the week remains murky in the Republican-controlled Congress.

NBC News - Mar. 10

Under G.O.P., Congress Cedes Power to Trump, Eroding Its Influence

On spending, oversight and other issues, Republican lawmakers have willingly ceded power traditionally reserved for Congress to the Trump White House.

The New York Times - Mar. 14

Nita Lowey, Tenacious New York Representative, Dies at 87

A Democrat, she represented Westchester County for three decades and became the first woman to lead the powerful House Appropriations Committee.

The New York Times - Mar. 16

House Republican adjourns hearing after exchange over misgendering Rep. Sarah McBride

Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, recognized McBride, D-Del., to speak and misgendered her in the process. McBride is the first openly trans member of Congress.

NBC News - Mar. 12