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Black Senators, Lisa Blunt Rochester, Cory Booker, Angela Alsobrooks, Raphael Warnock, theGrio.com
November 10, 2025
"Promises don’t make premiums go down," said U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester of the deal to reopen the government.
Lisa Blunt Rochester, Raphael Warnock, Cory Booker, Angela Alsobrooks, theGrio.com
May 22, 2025
Senators Cory Booker, Raphael Warnock, Lisa Blunt Rochester, and Angela Alsobrooks condemned attempts to "intimidate" McIver.
Black Women's Roundtable, theGrio.com
March 13, 2025
While many Black women made clear they would take a break from political engagement after the 2024 election, activist Melanie
Angela Alsobrooks, theGrio.com
November 6, 2024
Lisa Blunt Rochester and Angela Alsobrooks prevailed, doubling the number of Black women ever elected to the Senate, from two to four.
Lisa Blunt Rochester, theGrio.com
November 5, 2024
Lisa Blunt Rochester will become the first woman and first Black person to represent Delaware in the Senate.
Colin Allred, theGrio.com
November 5, 2024
While there will be many winners and losers in the 2024 election, some candidates stand to make Black history Tuesday…
Angela Alsobrooks, theGrio.com
November 4, 2024
Kamala Harris leads a long list of Black women who will be on the ballot in large numbers nationwide this…
Lisa Blunt Rochester, charles Rochester, Inflation Reduction Act, health care, theGrio.com
September 25, 2024
This year, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester shares a message of hope in honor of her husband, Charles, who died from…
Angela Alsobrooks, theGrio.com
September 13, 2024
Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware and Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland could make history if they win their elections in November.
March 1, 2024
As part of theGrio's "Running Black" election series, we sit down with Rochester, who is running to make history with…
U.S. President Joe Biden
June 1, 2021
theGrio was on the ground as President Joe Biden, administration officials and members of Congress gathered for historic Tulsa Massacre…
Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden
January 15, 2021
Biden Inaugural Committee chair, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester, urges Americans to participate in National Day of Service.
Emily's List Ginsburg thegrio.com
October 16, 2020
Tonya J. Williams of EMILY's List believes one of the legacies of Ruth Bader Ginsburg is that working moms can…
September 14, 2016
Lisa Blunt Rochester is looking to make history after winning the Democratic primary for Delaware's only seat in the House…