Scott Colom makes history in Mississippi. Two other Black men did the same 150 years before him

First reported by PBS NewsHour at Wed 5:01 PM · 9 outlets in all

1. AP2hScott Colom makes history in Mississippi. Two other Black men did the same 150 years before him
2. CNN4hBlack voters in Mississippi celebrate Colom’s win
3. The Atlantic(subscription required)6hScott Colom Is Mississippi’s First Black Senator in 150 YearsBlanche Bruce would have been proud of Scott Colom.
4. BBC7hBefore Scott Colom, these two men were the last black US senators from MississippiThe Democratic candidate won in a southern state that had not seated a black senator since 1874.
5. Al Jazeera10hWho 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.
6. MS NOW20hHow 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.
7. Yahoo Sports20hWhat makes a reliever of the year?LOS ANGELES — The Baseball Writers Association of America added a new award this season, honoring the top relief pitcher in each league each year. The inaugural winner of the National League Reliever of the Year is Mason Miller in a landslide. The San Diego Padres closer received all 30 first-place votes. His stats tell
8. New York Times(subscription required)21hScott 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.
9. PBS NewsHour22hScott 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.