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 — ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
Election history: 2 Black women projected to serve in the Senate at the same time
Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester and Angela Alsobrooks are projected to win. It will mark the first time two Black women will serve ...
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Mississippi Senate paid Black attorney less than white ones, US Justice Department says
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Senate discriminated against a Black attorney by paying her about half of what her ...
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 ...
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.
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U.S. Rep Lisa Blunt Rochester makes history as Delaware’s first Black female senator
Democrat Lisa Blunt Rochester made history Tuesday as the first Black person and first woman to be elected to represent ...
DOJ sues Mississippi state Senate for paying Black staffer half the salary of white staffers
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a lawsuit Friday against the Mississippi state Senate for discriminating against a ...
These two Black women will be the first to serve in the Senate at the same time
Angela Alsobrooks and Lisa Blunt Rochester will become the first two Black women to serve in the United States Senate at the ...
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 ...