Though opportunities for women in politics have grown, experts say they still face scrutiny for their personalities and ...

Federal prosecutors have uncovered thousands of dollars in Texas belonging to the father of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and are expected to snatch the money to help satisfy unpaid taxes ...

Former U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, a Detroit Democrat who, over seven terms, rose to become chair of the Congressional Black Caucus and served on the powerful Appropriations Committee, has ...

DETROIT – Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, the former U.S. Representative for Michigan’s 13th Congressional District and mother of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, has died. Local 4 got the news of ...

A Christian nonprofit called Hope Rising will host a Night of Hope event in Port Huron on Oct. 10. The event features former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and nonprofit founder Ismael Hernandez. PORT ...

DETROIT – Funeral arrangements are set for Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick. The former congresswoman will lie in Detroit on Monday (Oct.20) in the rotunda of the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American ...

DETROIT (AP) — Former Detroit Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick has died at age 80, according to her family. The family announced Cheeks Kilpatrick's death Wednesday in a statement, calling her ...