Who is Scott Colom, Mississippi’s first Black senator in 150 years?

First reported by PBS NewsHour at Wed 5:01 PM · 10 outlets in all

1. Al Jazeera1hWho is Scott Colom, Mississippi’s first Black senator in 150 years?Mississippi is home to a large Black American population but no Black person has held a Senate seat since the 1800s.
2. NPR2hHow Scott Colom defied the odds to go from district attorney to Mississippi's Democratic US SenatorIn a state that hasn't had a Democrat in office since 1980 and hasn't sent a Black Senator to Washington since the 1870s, Colom's win represents a massive upset in state politics.
3. CNN10hColom Will Be Mississippi’s First Black Senator Since Reconstruction
4. Time11hScott Colom Wins Nail-Biter Mississippi Race, Becoming State’s First Democratic Senator-Elect Since 1982Colom defeated incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith to become the first Democrat elected to the Senate from Mississippi since 1982.
5. MS NOW11hHow Scott Colom won Mississippi’s Senate raceA changed electorate, a sliver of Trump voters and backlash against the president helped a Democrat win a state Trump carried by 23 points.
6. New York Times(subscription required)12hScott Colom Will Be Mississippi’s Third Black Senator. Who Were the First Two?Mr. Revels took his seat two days after Mississippi was readmitted to the union after the Civil War. Mr. Bruce served just before white leaders ushered in the Jim Crow era.
7. AP13hWhy AP called the Mississippi Senate race for Scott Colom
8. Los Angeles Times(subscription required)13hDemocrat Scott Colom elected as Mississippi's first Black senator since ReconstructionMississippi has elected its first Black U.S. senator since post-Civil War Reconstruction and delivered Democrats a major upset in a rocky midterm election for the GOP.
9. BBC13hDemocrat Scott Colom makes history as Mississippi's first black senator since 19th CenturyIn a state Trump won two years ago by 22 points, Colom's victory extends a string of Democratic wins in the Senate.
10. PBS NewsHour13hScott Colom wins Senate election in MississippiDemocratic nominee Scott Colom has defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi's closely contested U.S. Senate race after a prolonged ballot counting process, giving the state its first Black U.S. senator since post-Civil War Reconstruction.