By Essence ·Updated August 21, 2024
If elected, Alsobrooks would become the first Black woman to ever represent the state of Maryland in the US Senate and only the fourth Black woman to ever serve. Just after her speech at the DemocraticNational Convention in Chicago, she shared what the moment was like,her admiration for her friend and mentor Kamala Harris and the importance of this moment for Black women in politics.
