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There have only been 2 Black elected governors in US history, but the 2022 midterm elections could...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFrom left to right: Former Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder, former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick,...
Fmr. Governor Douglas Wilder receives lifetime achievement award during 40th Urban League of Hampton...
WAVY via Yahoo News· 5 months agoVIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Urban League of...
How local candidates who never held office got elected. It's not uncommon
The Herald-Mail via Yahoo News· 2 years agoYou don’t have to look very far to find a governor who never got elected before becoming governor....
Is Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin running for president? His own constituents call him 'a big...
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 10 months agoVirginians have one of the best track records in the country for electing winning presidents over...
An unusual number of Black people are running for governors? How might they do?| Jeffries
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJudson L. Jeffries is a professor of African American and African Studies at The Ohio State...
49 percent in Virginia poll approve of Youngkin’s performance
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoVirginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) has a 49 percent approval among his constituents just a few months...
Wes Moore Makes History As Maryland’s First Black Governor
VIBE via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDemocrat Wes Moore has made history as Maryland’s first Black governor, per the results of a race...
Louisiana has never elected a Black governor. Will voters make history with Shawn Wilson?
The News-Star via Yahoo News· 9 months agoLouisiana had two Black acting governors after the Civil War during Reconstruction, but voters in...
Wes Moore projected to make history as Maryland's first Black governor
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWes Moore will win the Maryland gubernatorial race, CBS News projects, making him the state's first...
Here are some of the candidates who made history on Election Day
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHistory was made across the country on Election Day with newly-elected candidates who will break new...