On Election Day, Black women in Georgia broke barriers in more ways than one. Voters there not only elected the first Black ...

Bottoms defeated Republican businessman Rick Jackson and is now the first Democrat to prevail in a Georgia governor’s race ...

Keisha Lance Bottoms has made history in Georgia, becoming the first Black woman elected governor of a U.S. state. Her ...

Dozens of campaigns have challenged a barrier that still stands in 2026: No Black woman has ever been elected governor ...

Strong turnout among Black voters helped propel several Black candidates to surprise victories in the midterm elections and ...

After Stacey Abrams came close to making history in 2018, Keisha Lance Bottoms has achieved a milestone years in the making.

A record number of women will serve as governor after the 2026 midterms. Their career paths show why the next move isn’t ...

Chris Turvey/Getty, Andy Cheung/Getty, Dan Mullan/Getty This article is part of The Athletic’s series marking UK Black ...

Keisha Lance Bottoms secures Georgia’s governorship after defeating Republican opposition, marking a major milestone in the ...