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Keisha Lance Bottoms Elected First Black Woman Governor in US
Original: NOW PLAYING == Democracy Now! 11/4/26: "Over a Decade of Organizing”: Keisha Lance Bottoms Elected First Black Woman Gov
Democracy Now! reports that Keisha Lance Bottoms has won a gubernatorial race, becoming the first Black woman elected governor in United States history. The coverage credits the win to more than a decade of organizing. Bottoms, the former mayor of Atlanta, had been widely discussed as a rising figure in Democratic politics, and the result marks a historic milestone for Black women in American electoral politics.
Why now: A historic first in US politics, with the race's outcome just being reported.
Keisha Lance BottomsDemocracy Now!AtlantaUnited States
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