43-year-old London Breed took the oath of office as mayor of San Francisco, California, becoming the first African-American woman ever to hold office. Breed succeeded Mayor Ed Lee, due to whose unexpected death in December 2017, early presidential elections were scheduled in the city, writes the LA Times. ...

Human rights activist Rajchal Dolezal, who posed as African American for nearly 20 years and headed the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) branch in Spokane, Washington, could face 15 years in prison for social security fraud, USA Today writes. In 2016 ...

On August 11, 20-year-old American Simone Manuel and 16-year-old Canadian Penny Oleksyak shared the victory in the 100m freestyle at the Olympic Games in Rio. Thus, the girls established several new achievements at once, according to the Chicago Tribune. Simone became the first African American woman to ...

African-American Sandra Bland, who was found hanged in a detention center, allegedly said before her death that she had previously tried to commit suicide, Sheriff Glen Smith told Associated Press. According to the sheriff, during the questioning that all detainees are subjected to, Bland said that ...