The book details the plights of the first Black men to lead U.S. politics. Rep. Jim Clyburn from South Carolina may be one of the most notable Black congressmen within and beyond his state. However, ...

Since coming into office the Trump administration has been waging war on DEI, calling into question the hard work of many who reformed the American system — like the pioneering Black politicians of ...

Most books have a story of how they came to be, and so it is with Rep. Jim Clyburn's latest book: "The First Eight." Some years ago Clyburn, 85, was in his office at the U.S. Capitol when visitors ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

There’s a war on Black wealth. It’s happened before and is being waged again, now under the Trump administration. Under the leadership of Elon Musk, the U.S. DOGE Service slashed the federal workplace ...

US Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-SC, (right) discusses his new book, “The First Eight,” with University of South Carolina civil rights professor Bobby Donaldson at the USC School of Law. John Monk ...