Laphonza Butler, first Black lesbian U.S. senator, steps down from office for Adam Schiff
Laphonza Butler, the first Black lesbian U.S. senator, has stepped down to make way for the newly elected Adam Schiff and ...
Los Angeles Times24 天
Laphonza Butler, 1st LGBTQ+ Black U.S. senator, exits office as Democrats question identity ...
Butler is leaving office after 14 months as California’s junior senator ... historically Black colleges. ... We were both raised by mothers who worked fiercely to provide for us, and we both ...
Yahoo News1 个月
Maryland elects Angela Alsobrooks, the state's first Black US senator
Angela Alsobrooks secured a congressional seat in Maryland Tuesday, becoming the first Black candidate elected to represent the state in the U.S. Senate. Alsobrooks, the Prince George's County ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution1 个月
Black women notch historic Senate wins in an election year defined by potential firsts
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time ever, two Black women were elected Tuesday to serve in the U.S. Senate, while voters also sent a transgender lawmaker to the U.S. House of Representatives.