Democrats have a chance to send more Black women to the Senate in 2024 than have ever served in the chamber in its 234-year history. Those hoping to break that particular glass ceiling have a ...

In other words: Only three Black women have served in the Senate, and never at the same time. That's set to change when Alsobrooks, 53, and Blunt Rochester, 62, are sworn in next year.

More than 2,000 people have served in the U.S. Senate since it was established in 1789. But just 12 have been Black -- and only three have been Black women, none of whom have ever served together.

Now, two more Black women are ready to become California State Senators. Two Black women have already won seats in the United States Senate. Lisa Blunt-Rochester of Delaware and Angela Alsobrooks ...

For the first time in more than 200 years, two Black women will serve in the U.S. Senate at the same time, following the election of Angela Alsobrooks in Maryland and Lisa Blunt Rochester in Delaware ...

Laphonza Butler, the only Black woman in the Senate, presses women's issues, voting rights and HBCUs during her short tenure. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest cap messages Get ...

For the first time in the 236-year history of the U.S. Senate, two Black women are serving simultaneously. Geoff Bennett sat down with Sen. Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland and Sen. Lisa Blunt ...

Black women in Congress are taking the push for representation in the Senate into their own hands, grappling with the reality that a Black woman's candidacy often does not get prioritized in the ...

Black women make history in the U.S. Senate. 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 ...

Female candidates, particularly women of color, have long had more trouble raising funds for campaigns, Laphonza Butler, D-Calif., currently the only Black woman in the Senate, told USA TODAY.

Out of 75 Black women who have run or are running for the Senate since 2010, 10 have secured major-party nominations, including Ms. Alsobrooks and Valerie McCray, who is running a long-shot ...