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As the Women in Power Special Honoree, Moseley Braun will be celebrated for her dynamic leadership contributions in Illinois. This year’s Women In Power program, hosted by House Speaker Emanuel ‘Chris ...

Carol Moseley Braun is a woman of many firsts. After serving as an Illinois state representative from 1978 to 1988, Moseley Braun became the recorder of deeds for Cook County, Illinois, in 1988 — ...

On June 24, 2025, Carol Moseley Braun, the first Black woman to serve in the U.S. Senate, released her memoir titled Trailblazer: Perseverance in Life and Politics. This compelling narrative ...

Political trailblazer and former U.S. senator for Illinois Carol Moseley Braun has a new memoir out Tuesday. Moseley Braun hit the political spotlight and broke the glass ceiling in 1992, when the ...

The billion dollar windfall from the city's parking meter deal is gone, but two two mayoral candidates are trying to use public outrage over the contract to their advantage. Governor JB Pritzker ...

In 1991, a high-profile and controversial Supreme Court confirmation hearing led Carol Moseley Braun to run for the U.S. Senate. “The good people of Illinois saw fit to elect me,” Moseley Braun says.

During our quest to learn what it takes for a black woman to make it in politics, The Root turned to former ambassador Carol Moseley Braun. She was the first black female senator in Congress, serving ...

Carol Moseley Braun, who was the first black woman elected to the U.S. Senate, hopes to establish another first. She wants to be the first black woman elected mayor of Chicago. Braun announced her ...

(Chicago Sun Times) — Mayoral hopeful Carol Moseley Braun lashed out against Chicago Sun-Times columnist Neil Steinberg on Wednesday in response to a column criticizing the former U.S. senator. “He is ...