Carol Moseley Braun

Congressional Black Caucus

Study: Black Women Greatly Underrepresented in Politics

The demographic has a long way to go in politics.
06/26/2014

Party of Nine: Black Senators Celebrate Their Contributions to U.S. History

Sen. Tim Scott hosts event honoring Black lawmakers.
02/25/2014

Harold Washington Remembered 30 Years After Becoming Mayor

The late mayor holds high regard among Chicago's residents.
04/29/2013
Shirley Chisholm becomes the first Black woman elected to Congress

She Did It First: Celebrating African-American Female Trailblazers

20 Photos
Keith Boykin, Best of 2012

Commentary: Congratulations, William "Mo" Cowan

Cowan joins a too-small club of Black U.S. senators.
01/30/2013
News: Senator Tim Scott Makes History
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Senator Tim Scott Makes History

Scott is the first Black Senator of South Carolina.
01/04/2013
Barack Obama elected first Black president of the United States

November Firsts: African-Americans Who Broke Barriers in Politics

15 Photos

This Day in Black History: Nov. 3, 1992

Carol Moseley Braun is elected to the United States Senate.
11/03/2012

Chicago Politician Quits After Emanuel’s Mayoral Victory

In a surprising move, longtime Chicago politician Rickey Hendon stepped down Thursday afternoon, calling the city’s recent election of Rahm Emanuel as mayor a “Black political disaster.”
02/25/2011
Sen. Carol Moseley-Braun - Moseley-Braun has been an advocate for Davis since 2007 when she wrote the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles on his behalf.(Photo: AP/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Chicago Election Shows Racial Politics Changing

The lessons from the Chicago mayoral election are still emerging, but one thing is clear: Race might still play a role in Chicago politics, but people don't vote along racial and ethnic lines like they once did.
02/25/2011

Emanuel Faces Big Money Woes as Next Chicago Mayor

Rahm Emanuel won 55 percent of the vote for mayor of Chicago, easily outdistancing former Chicago schools president Gery Chico, who had 24 percent, and former U.S. Sen. Carol Moseley Braun and City Clerk Miguel del Valle, who each had 9 percent.
02/23/2011