Booker and Beasley Make History With Primary Election Wins For U.S. Senate

By Melissa Noel ·Updated May 19, 2022

U.S. Senate candidates Cheri Beasley and Charles Booker won their Democratic primary elections in North Carolina and Kentucky, respectively, on Tuesday. Their wins make them the first African Americans to be nominated by the Democratic Party for a U.S. Senate seat in their states, TheGrio reports.

Beasley, who was the first Black woman to serve as chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, rose

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