Kamala, Oprah, Michelle: 21 Black Women We’d Prefer To See Serve As President - Page 19
19. Cori Bush

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Concluding her term earlier this month, Cori Bush was the first Black woman to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri. The former congresswoman took office in 2021 and won reelection in 2022. Despite not winning the Democratic primary in 2024, Bush stood her ground in congress along with the progressive group known as “The Squad.”