2 Black Women to Serve in U.S. Senate in Historic Win

Black Women Break a US Senate Barrier, Winning Two Seats
Two Black women, Angela Alsobrooks and Lisa Blunt Rochester, have won US Senate seats representing Maryland and Delaware, breaking another barrier in a 235-year-old institution long dominated by White men.
Two Black women will serve together in the Senate for the first time
Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland and Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware, both Democrats, won their Senate races on Tuesday — doubling the number of Black women who have been elected to the chamber.
Black women notch historic Senate wins in an election year defined by potential firsts
Never in the Senate have two Black women served at the same time. Kamala Harris was only the second Black woman and first South Asian woman to serve in the Senate, before she was elected vice ...
Black women notch historic Senate wins; first transgender person elected to House
For the first time ever, two Black women have been elected to serve in the U.S. Senate, while voters also sent a transgender lawmaker to the U.S. House of Representatives
‘The Wire' Star Wendell Pierce Applauds "History" As Two Black Women Are Elected Senators For The First Time
The Wire star Wendell Pierce marked the historical moment of two Black women being elected to the U.S. Senate Tuesday night. The actor, who is also known for playing Rev. Hosea Williams in Selma (2014),
Two Black Women to Serve in U.S. Senate in Historic Win
Democrats Angela Alsobrooks and Lisa Blunt Rochester will become the fourth and fifth Black women to be sworn into the Senate. Alsobrooks [fended off](
The Senate will have 2 Black women at the same time for the first time in history
Laphonza Butler, a longtime ally of Harris who decided to forgo a run herself for a full Senate term, said both newly minted senators' decision not to lean too much into race and gender would be “sort of Captain Obvious.
Republicans rack up another good election night in South Carolina
Just like the 12 other elections this century, it was a good night for Republicans in South Carolina. The GOP continues to ...
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Black women notch historic Senate wins in 2 states for the first time
Never in the Senate have two Black women served at the same time, Kamala Harris was only the second Black woman and first South Asian woman to serve in the Senate before she was elected vice ...
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South Carolina to build first monument to an African American. Meet Robert Smalls
while hoping Confederate soldiers didn't notice a Black man under the hat in the pale moonlight in May 1862? Or would a ...
South Carolina to Honor African American Hero With a Statue
South Carolina is preparing to honor Robert Smalls, a former slave who became a prominent political leader, by erecting the first statue of an individual African American on its Statehouse lawn.
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US election 2024: Two black women break Senate barrier with landmark victories
Next year, there will be a record five Black senators, with Alsobrooks and Blunt Rochester joining Cory Booker of New Jersey, Raphael Warnock of Georgia and Tim Scott of South Carolina — the ...
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Michigan GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers rallies black support at Detroit church
Michigan GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers ... USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott endorsed Rogers before the mostly black panel, telling them: “We must go where ...
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The Latest: Trump wins North Carolina and GOP wins Senate control
Trump won North Carolinian Jordan Voigt’s vote because she believes he will make life safer for her children by curbing child ...
South Carolina to build first monument to an African American
South Carolina is preparing to put up its first individual statue for an African American on its Statehouse lawn, honoring a ...
SC Senate District 36 sees first Republican elected in over 45 years
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - For the first time in more than 45 years, Senate District 36 will be represented by a Republican. On Tuesday night, Democratic incumbent Senator Kevin Johnson conceded to ...