The Black Wall Street Times on MSN6d
For the first time, two Black women elected to Senate at same time
On November 5th, history was made, as both Lisa Blunt Rochester and Angela Alsobrooks won their races, marking the first time ...
The Associated Press on MSN8d
Black women notch historic Senate wins in an election year defined by potential firsts
Democratic Maryland Senate candidate Angela Alsobrooks cheers during an election ... (AP Photo/Pamela Smith) Members of the ...
The Senate Is About to Have 2 Black Women Serving at the Same Time. That’s Never Happened Before
The first Black woman elected was Carol Moseley Braun in 1992, followed by Kamala Harris, who won her seat in 2016. Sen.
Two Black women will serve together for the first time in Senate history
In a landmark election, voters have chosen the first two Black women to serve in the U.S. Senate simultaneously. Delaware’s ...
Black women to serve together in Senate for first time with Rochester, Alsobrooks wins
Sens.-elect Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) will become the first two Black women to serve ...
Tuberville's push for Senate Republicans to rubber-stamp Gaetz is blatantly hypocritical
Some Senate Republicans have balked at Trump's picking Matt Gaetz to serve as his attorney general. And then there's Tommy ...
The Hilltop2d
Alsobrooks, Blunt Rochester Make History as First Black Women to Serve in Senate Together
Howard students reflect on Angela Alsobrooks and Lisa Blunt Rochester’s new roles in the U.S. Senate and what it means to ...
PBS8d
Angela Alsobrooks becomes first Black senator from Maryland
Democratic Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks will become Maryland’s next U.S. senator, the Associated Press ...
Mississippi Senate paid Black attorney less than white ones, US Justice Department says
The Mississippi Senate discriminated against a Black attorney by paying her about half of what her white colleagues were paid ...
DOJ files lawsuit against Mississippi State Senate for severely underpaying Black staffer
Friday's lawsuit alleges Kristie Metcalfe, the only Black attorney at the Mississippi State Senate, was paid about half the ...
Man testifying against gun ban drops racist slur in Michigan Senate hearing
Avi Rachlin, a Detroit man testifying at the Michigan Senate, used an anti-Black slur during his testimony at a committee ...
NPR8d
Two Black women will serve together in the Senate for the first time
This story originally appeared as part of NPR's live coverage of the 2024 election. For more election coverage from the NPR Network head to our live updates page. Two states elected Black women ...