EXCLUSIVE: Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears of Virginia could make history next year as the nation's first Black woman to win election as a governor. She would also make history as Virginia's ...

If McClellan wins in February, she will become the first Black woman to represent Virginia in Congress. At a news conference Thursday morning, McClellan said she plans to "bring a new perspective ...

Today is the final day for voters to decide, but McClellan is ready, even tweeting out, “Just done day left until Virginia elects the first Black woman to Congress. Who’s ready?” McClellan ...

A native of central Virginia, McClellan said in an interview ahead of the election that the history she will make as the first Black woman to represent the state in Congress carries extra weight b ...

Due to the lack of answers she found about her case, Taylor has now dedicated her career to boosting research into cancer disparities, particularly among Black women. Shortly after ... inclusion of ...

That sets up this race to be historic, since Virginia has never had a woman as governor. If Earle-Sears won, she would be the nation's first Black woman governor. In 2021, she became the first ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, the first Black woman to hold statewide office in Virginia's long history, has officially announced she will be running for the state's top ...

That was the year Bonnie Logan became the first Black woman to compete on the Virginia Slims Circuit. “A trailblazer in so many ways,” said Leslie Allen, a former Top 25 WTA pro in the 1980s ...