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 ...

When was the last time the winner of the U.S. Senate primary did an impromptu victory shimmy at the podium? It happened in Chicago last week. Carol Moseley Braun, 44, had plenty to celebrate. The ...