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California Attorney General Kamala Harris is poised to become the first Black female senator in almost 20 years—that is, if she gets through the next few grueling months on the campaign trail.
Loretta Lynch made history in 2015 as the first Black woman to serve as the U.S. Attorney General. This followed a distinguished career as a prosecutor, serving as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern ...
For 25 years, ‘Black America’s attorney general’ Ben Crump has been fighting against racial injustice. Many know him as the lawyer who represented the family of George Floyd, who was ...
Black female attorneys have carried a heavy burden of attempting to hold ... New York Attorney General Letitia “Tish” James also faced backlash for filing a lawsuit against Trump and his ...
Black women weren't able to defeat entrenched Republican candidates last night, ... In Massachusetts Andrea Campbell became the state’s first Black female Attorney General.
In a televised interview for MSNBC’s “Melissa Harris-Perry Show” that aired on Sunday, outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder discussed his tenure as top lawyer, highlighting his triumphs ...
Since then, Black women have steadily made progress, most notably in 1999 when Loretta Lynch became the first Black woman to serve as a U.S. attorney, and finally achieving the pinnacle on June 30 ...
Democrat Andrea Campbell was sworn in Wednesday as the first Black woman to serve as Massachusetts attorney general. Campbell, 40, took her oath of office at the Boston Convention and Exhibition ...
Since then, Black women have steadily made progress, most notably in 1999 when Loretta Lynch became the first Black woman to serve as a U.S. attorney, and finally achieving the pinnacle on June 30 ...