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Black Woman Wins $15M Lawsuit After Her White Boss Called Her the N-Word

Nationwide — La-Kebbia “Kiki” Wilson, an African American woman from Fresno, California, who endured years of racial harassment at work, won $15 million in a federal lawsuit against the city. The jury found the city liable for racial discrimination and retaliation. A white co-worker, Charles Smith, also received damages. According to Atlanta Black Star, Wilson’s struggles began in 2004 when she joined Fresno’s code enforcement division. She said her supervisor, Howard Lacy, displayed open hostility toward Black employees, making racist […]

todayMarch 26, 2026 17

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Zohran Mamdani wins Black and youth vote to make history as New York City’s next mayor

Democrat Zohran Mamdani was elected the next mayor of New York City, making history as the Big Apple’s first Muslim mayor and the youngest in more than a century. Tuesday marked the highest voter turnout in New York City in more than three decades, with more than two million voters, according to early vote counts. Mamdani’s victory is a strong endorsement of his campaign platform, which aims to raise taxes on the wealthy to address the city’s affordability crisis, including […]

todayNovember 5, 2025 1

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Progressive icon and ex-US Rep. Barbara Lee wins race for mayor of struggling Oakland, California

Progressive icon and former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee declared victory Saturday as the new mayor of troubled Oakland, a San Francisco Bay Area city reeling from economic stagnation, crime and homelessness. Lee issued a statement Saturday as mayor-elect, saying that her chief opponent, Loren Taylor, had called to concede the April 15 race. “While I believe strongly in respecting the democratic voting process and ballots will continue to be counted … the results are clear that the people of Oakland […]

todayApril 22, 2025

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Black women notch historic Senate wins in an election year defined by potential firsts

WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters for the first time elected two Black women to serve simultaneously in the Senate and sent an openly transgender lawmaker to Congress on Tuesday. They’re among historic choices in nearly a dozen races showing Americans opting for more diverse representation even with issues such as affirmative action and LGBTQ inclusion driving deeper divisions. Delaware’s Lisa Blunt Rochester and Maryland’s Angela Alsobrooks prevailed in their races, doubling the number of Black women ever elected to the Senate – from two to four. And […]

todayNovember 8, 2024

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Monique Worrell, 1 of 2 Democratic prosecutors removed by DeSantis in Florida, wins back old job

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — One of two Democratic state attorneys in Florida who Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis removed from office in what opponents say were political moves won back their old job from voters. In the Orlando area, Democrat Monique Worrell on Tuesday defeated Andrew Bain, the candidate DeSantis had replaced Worrell with last year and who was running without party affiliation. In the Tampa area, Andrew Warren, who DeSantis removed in 2022, conceded to Suzy Lopez, the Republican DeSantis had picked […]

todayNovember 7, 2024 1

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Shomari Figures wins Alabama’s redrawn 2nd Congressional District

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Shomari Figures, a former top aide to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, on Tuesday won election to Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District, which was redrawn by a federal court to give Black voters a greater voice in selecting their representative. Figures, a Democrat, defeated Republican Caroleene Dobson to win the open seat, flipping the district that had been a GOP stronghold until it was redrawn last year. A federal court ruled that Alabama had illegally diluted the […]

todayNovember 6, 2024

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Democrat Angela Alsobrooks wins a US Senate seat in Maryland

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Angela Alsobrooks won a U.S. Senate seat on Tuesday to become the first Black candidate to be elected senator in Maryland, as the Democrat prevailed in a blue state against popular Republican former Gov. Larry Hogan. The race has been widely watched with control of the Senate potentially at stake. Alsobrooks campaigned heavily on abortion rights in a year that Maryland voters approved a ballot measure to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution. She said she heard […]

todayNovember 6, 2024

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US Rep. Ilhan Omar, a member of the progressive ‘Squad,’ wins Democratic primary in Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, one of the progressive House members known as the “Squad” and a sharp critic of how Israel has conducted the war in Gaza, has won her primary race in Minnesota. Omar successfully defended her Minneapolis-area 5th District seat against a repeat challenge from former Minneapolis City Council member Don Samuels, a more centrist liberal whom she only narrowly defeated in the 2022 primary. Speaking to supporters in Minneapolis, Omar echoed some of […]

todayAugust 15, 2024 1

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Angela Alsobrooks wins Maryland Democratic primary, continuing her bid to become the 4th Black woman to serve in U.S. Senate

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Republican voters advanced strong Senate contenders in Maryland and West Virginia on Tuesday, giving the GOP a big boost in its push to claim control of Congress’ upper chamber. Former Gov. Larry Hogan claimed the Republican nomination in what will be a marquee race in Maryland against Angela Alsobrooks, a top local official who could become the fourth Black woman in U.S. history to serve in the Senate. Meanwhile, another popular Republican, Gov. Jim Justice, won […]

todayMay 15, 2024 2