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**FILE** U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is slated to swear in Los Angeles Mayor-elect Karen Bass. Harris is the first Black woman to serve as vice president of the United States and Bass will be Los Angeles' first Black female mayor. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

VP Kamala Harris Plans to Swear In New Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass

by Stacy M. Brown December 5, 2022December 5, 2022

America’s history-making vice president plans to swear in Los Angeles’ history-making mayor during an inaugural ceremony scheduled for Sunday.

**FILE** Calif. Democratic Rep. Karen Bass is among the growing number of members of Congress who are not seeking reelection in 2022. (WI photo)

Rep. Karen Bass Projected to Become 1st Female Mayor of Los Angeles

by Stacy M. Brown November 16, 2022November 16, 2022

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris was a featured speaker at the National Urban League’s Legacy Leadership Luncheon on July 22 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Northwest D.C. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

VP Harris Sounds the Alarm – ‘109 Days’ Remain Before Midterms

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor July 27, 2022July 27, 2022

EDITORIAL: VP Harris Getting All the Vitriol and Backlash That Comes With Being a ‘First Black’

by WI Editorial Staff July 27, 2022July 27, 2022

Lisa Cook (Courtesy of NNPA Newswire)

Lisa Cook Confirmed as First Black Woman on Federal Reserve Board

by Stacy M. Brown May 11, 2022May 11, 2022

**FILE** White House principal deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds a press briefing on July 29, 2021, in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Cameron Smith)

Karine Jean-Pierre Selected as First Black Female White House Press Secretary

by Stacy M. Brown May 5, 2022May 5, 2022

Karine Jean-Pierre with WI senior writer Stacy Brown (Stacy Brown/The Washington Informer)

Karine Jean-Pierre Guides Diverse, Collaborative and Confident White House

by Stacy M. Brown January 26, 2022January 26, 2022

Lisa Cook (Courtesy of NNPA Newswire)

Biden Fed Pick Lisa Cook Would Be First Black Woman to Serve on Board

by Stacy M. Brown January 14, 2022January 14, 2022

Stacey Abrams

Stacey Abrams to Run Again for Georgia Governor

by Stacy M. Brown December 2, 2021

Carrie Meek

Carrie Meek, One of the First Black Floridians Elected to Congress, Dies at 95

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor December 1, 2021