Alsobrooks highlighted as a rising star during DNC

Prince George’s executive is seeking to become first Black senator from MarylandBy Asia MatthewsSpecial to the AFROBlack women seeking to make political history were highlighted during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.& Angela Alsobrooks, the Democratic nominee for the US Senate in Maryland, speaking at the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 20, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)At the forefront, of course, was Vice President Kamala Harris, who secured the Party’s nomination as she seeks to cement her place in history as the first woman to assume the helm of the White House. But in a smaller spotlight were two women also chasing history: Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), both vying to join the exclusive club of Black women to serve in the U.S. Senate.Alsobrooks, who would become the first African American senator from Maryland should she win, delivered a prime time speech on night two of the convention, elevating her national visibility. But hours before that, Alsobrooks and Rochester were feted at a fundraiser held at the DuSable Black History Museum in Chicago, where forerunners Sen. LaPhonza Butler (D-Calif.) and former Sen. Carol Moseley Braun (D-Ill.) – Black women who...