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Black women notch historic Senate wins in an election year defined by potential firsts
Blunt Rochester, a Democrat who currently represents the at-large congressional district of Delaware, becomes the first woman and first Black person to represent Delaware in the Senate. Alsobrooks, a Democrat and former executive of Prince George’s County, Maryland, is also the first Black woman to represent her state in the Senate.
2 Black women elected to Senate for the first time in U.S. history: Alsobrooks & Rochester
The victories of Delaware’s Lisa Blunt Rochester and Maryland’s Angela Alsobrooks mark the first time African American women will serve together in the Senate.
Two Black Women Could Make Senate History on Election Day
Two Black women could be elected to the United States Senate – Maryland’s Angela Alsobrooks and Delaware’s Lisa Blunt Rochester.
The historic firsts of the 2024 election
Voters in Delaware elected the first openly transgender member of Congress, and two Black women will serve in the U.S. Senate for the first time.
Meet the history-makers of the 2024 elections
The winners of several elections up and down the ballot will be making history this year, CNN projects. With CNN projecting a Donald Trump win for president, his running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, is poised to be sworn in as the first millennial vice president.
The Historic Women's Firsts of the 2024 Election
There were, in fact, candidates up and down the ballot in 21 states who would represent historic firsts for women in the United States. Black women in particular made huge gains in states across the country.
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 ...
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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, ...
Two Black women will serve together in the Senate for the first time
For more election coverage from the NPR Network head to our live updates page. Two states elected Black women to 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.
Black Women Make U.S. Senate History
As voters awaited the results of the presidential election, the outcomes of a handful of U.S. House and Senate races have ...
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Black women candidates are vying to make history in the US Senate
Black women have long played a key role in protecting ... ve never seen it before and diversity and the voices in the United States Senate matters,’’ said Deborah Walsh, director of the ...
Two Black women will serve together in the Senate for the first time in history
WASHINGTON — Delaware’s Lisa Blunt Rochester and Maryland’s Angela Alsobrooks made history in the November election after ...
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2 Black women could make Senate history on Election Day
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has the potential for history-making this fall, with not one, but two, Black women possibly elected to the chamber, a situation never seen in America since Congress ...