Del. Don Scott (D-Portsmouth), the first Black person to serve as speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates, was convicted in 1994 of a non-violent federal drug-related offense.

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An emotional General Assembly gathering to remember the 100 Black Virginians served in the Virginia General Assembly from the late 1870s to 1890 and in the 1867 constitutional convention.

Karoline Leavitt used her first briefing in the role to warn veteran reporters that they were increasingly irrelevant.

Democratic lawmakers marked the beginning of Black History Month this February 1st with tributes to Black American achievements, while some also criticized President Donald Trump's recent opposition ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Karoline Leavitt, the youngest person to serve as White House press secretary, will make her debut in the ...

DOVER, DE- History was made as the 153rd General Assembly swore in its first Black Speaker of the House, Melissa Minor-Brown. Her election to this pivotal role marks a significant milestone in ...

President Joe Biden pardons five people and commutes the sentence of two others who "made significant contributions to ...

Scott, 59, had served more than seven years in prison before putting his life back together and ultimately becoming the first Black person to serve as speaker ... the White House noted that ...