Archive for January 2019

Thanks to her HBCU connections, the California senator is well positioned in the key early state of South Carolina. Read more at Politico.com

Kamala Harris becomes first African-American to enter 2020 race Watch at MSNBC.com

Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., has already made history. And with the launch of her 2020 presidential campaign, she pays homage to a political trailblazer who came before her — almost exactly 47 years ago this week. Her logo pays tribute to Shirley Chisholm, the first black candidate who vied for a major party’s presidential nomination…

Second-term Commissioner Kari Steele was elected earlier this month as the new president of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, replacing outgoing President Mariyana Spyropoulos, who had served in the role for the past four years. Spyropoulos nominated Steele for the position, and MWRD’s board voted unanimously in Steele’s favor. Steele will now…