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The United States House of Representatives has had 188 elected African-American members, of whom 182 have been representatives from U.S. states and six have been delegates from U.S. territories and the District of Columbia. [1]
Harris Faulkner, television host and anchor for Fox News. [3] Bryant Gumbel, host of HBO's Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel; Charlamagne tha God, radio personality, television personality, radio host of The Breakfast Club. Greg Gumbel, sportscaster for NFL on CBS; Nia-Malika Henderson, CNN political reporter; Lester Holt, journalist and anchor ...
Pressley during the 116th Congress. Pressley is the first black woman elected to represent Massachusetts in Congress. [51] With the November election victory of Jahana Hayes in Connecticut's 5th congressional district, [52] they became the first women of color to be elected to Congress from New England. [53] [54]
On Tuesday, Jennifer McClellan made history, becoming the first Black woman elected to the U.S. Congress in Virginia.McClellan, a Democrat, won a special election in the Fourth Congressional ...
Pages in category "African-American women journalists" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 212 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
African-American women journalists (1 C, 210 P) S. African-American sports journalists (2 C, 76 P) ... Angela Black (news anchor) Victor Blackwell; Charles M. Blow ...
In 2021, as stated by the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University, 27 Black women will serve in the 117th Congress, doubling the number of Black women to serve in 2011. [36] In 2014, Mia Love was the first black woman to be elected to Congress for the Republican Party. [37]
Wilson was born Frederica Smith on November 5, 1942, in Miami, Florida, the daughter of Beulah (née Finley) and Thirlee Smith.Her maternal grandparents were Bahamian. [6] [7] Wilson earned her bachelor of arts degree from Fisk University in 1963 and her master of arts degree from the University of Miami in 1972, both in elementary education.