Two Black women, Angela Alsobrooks and Lisa Blunt Rochester, have made history by becoming the first Black women to serve simultaneously in the U.S. Senate, reflecting the long and uneven arc of political inclusion for women and people of color.

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Two Black women, Angela Alsobrooks and Lisa Blunt Rochester, have made history by becoming the first Black women to serve simultaneously in the U.S. Senate, reflecting the long and uneven arc of political inclusion for women and people of color.
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