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California Governor Urged to Replace Kamala Harris in Senate with Black Woman or Latino

by WI Guest Author December 1, 2020December 21, 2021

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has encountered increasing pressure to fill Vice President-elect Kamala Harris’ soon-to-be-vacated Senate seat with either another Black woman or a Latino.

Kamala Harris

Julianne Malveaux, Op-Ed, Opinion

WILLIAMS: Women Are Stepping Up

by WI Guest Author March 27, 2019October 31, 2020

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) listens to testimony by Michael Cohen, former attorney and fixer for President Donald Trump, before the House Oversight Committee on Capitol Hill February 27, 2019 in Washington, DC. Last year Cohen was sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to pay a $50,000 fine for tax evasion, making false statements to a financial institution, unlawful excessive campaign contributions and lying to Congress as part of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential elections. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Women of Color in the 116th Congress: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

by Stacy M. Brown March 6, 2019October 31, 2020

Lori Lightfoot (left) and Toni Preckwinkle will compete in a runoff for the Chicago mayoral election on April 2. (Photos courtesy)

Chicago Poised to Elect First Black Female Mayor

by WI Guest Author February 27, 2019October 31, 2020

Politics, William J. Ford

Women Push for Equal Rights at Rally

by William J. Ford February 19, 2019October 31, 2020

Stacey Abrams

Black Experience, Politics

Stacey Abrams: ‘It Ain’t Over Until It’s Over’

by WI Guest Author November 9, 2018October 31, 2020

Dionne Reeder

Julianne Malveaux, Politics

Dionne Reeder: An Advocate for Access

by WI Guest Author October 10, 2018October 31, 2020

A protester holds a sign at the Lincoln Memorial to rally before the second annual Women's March in D.C. celebrating women's rights on Jan. 20, 2018. (Michael A. McCoy/The Washington Informer)

2nd National Women’s Day March Explodes in D.C.

by Lauren M. Poteat January 24, 2018October 31, 2020

Hilary Clinton gains party support

Hillary Front-Runner for D.C. Dems in First Debate

by WI Webstaff October 14, 2015October 30, 2020