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Republicans are attacking Democrat Cheri Beasley over crime.

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'People underestimated them': Advocates for Black women in politics want the Democratic Party to learn from the midterms

Candice Norwood | The 19th

Former North Carolina Chief Justice Cheri Beasley will run as a Democrat in the 2022 U.S. Senate race.

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Cheri Beasley could win North Carolina’s Senate primary. Like other Black women, she laid the groundwork years ago.

Candice Norwood | The 19th

Tuesday’s primary in North Carolina will be the latest test for a slate of Black women running for Senate in this cycle’s midterm elections, with Democrat Cheri Beasley emerging as the likely nominee among a crowded field that includes six Black women — more than any other state. A seventh Black woman will also be running as an independent in the general election.

Judge Candace Jackson-Akiwumi at her U.S. Senate confirmation hearing on April 28, 2021.

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Biden has nominated 8 Black women to appellate courts, laying groundwork to fulfill campaign promise

Candice Norwood | The 19th

If all 8 of the president’s nominees are confirmed, he will have doubled the total number of Black women to ever serve on the nation's second-highest courts.