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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 ]
Columnist Suzette Hackney talked to Black women around the country about how they're recovering from the 2024 election and planning for the future.
In the 50 years since the Center for American Women and Politics began tracking gender equality and racial diversity in politics, progress often comes when Democrats do better in the election cycle.
As Black women who have spent decades in the political trenches, we know the special significance of voting for the first Black and South Asian woman to serve as president. This isn’t just about ...
Robert C. Weaver became the first Black-American to serve in a president's cabinet when he was appointed Secretary of Housing and Urban Development by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1966. [4] Patricia Roberts Harris was the first black woman to serve in a presidential cabinet when she was named to the same position by President Jimmy Carter in
Pages in category "African-American women in politics" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 705 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Even as Black women gained representation with Kamala Harris becoming the first Black woman vice president of the United States in 2020, in her elevation to higher office, America lost its only ...
Although women make up more than half of America’s population, they are still underrepresented in politics. There is a new viral clip of Kamala Harris talking to two little Black girls as she ...