Tag: Black Legislators in Minnesota
‘We deserve answers’: Don Samuels calls on Rep. Omar to address...
The business dealings of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s husband are the latest flashpoint in the contest between Rep. Omar and her challenger former Minneapolis City...
Sen. Mohamed and Rep. Agbaje become first Black women to chair...
History was made on Monday when a conference committee to iron out differences between the Minnesota House and Senate versions of a bill to...
Local nonprofit building next generation of African women leaders
In January of 2023, Minnesotans watched as three Black women were sworn into the state senate for the first time in history. As the...
Minnesota’s first Black women senators reflect on ‘transformative’ first legislative session
It’s been six months since Zaynab Mohamed, Clare Oumou Verbeten, and Erin Maye Quade sailed to victory in Minnesota’s state senatorial elections, jointly making...
Bobby Joe Champion reflects on his first legislative session as Minnesota...
The moment when state Senator Bobby Joe Champion was sworn in as president of the Minnesota Senate on January 3, 2023 was historic, as...