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Carol Moseley Braun, the first black woman elected to the U.S. Senate, looks back on her historic career in her memoir, ...

Carol Moseley Braun is no stranger to stepping into new territory. She was the first Black woman elected to the U.S. Senate ...

The trailblazer made history on a local level in Illinois, the national level in Congress and eventually on the international ...

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The first Black woman U.S. Senator looks back on her political career in new memoir. Updated June 27, 2025 2:08 PM ET Originally published June 24, 2025 4:19 AM ET. Heard on Morning Edition. By .

A French senator accused of drugging an MP with the intent to assault her is facing an accusation from another woman, ...

In 1992, she became the first woman from Illinois and the first Black woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate. Then in 1999, she became the first senator to serve as U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand.

Another woman has accused Joël Guerriau of sexual abuse. The senator has so far refused to step down. A French senator accused of drugging an MP with the intent to assault her is facing an accusation ...