We made history in 2022, and we’re not done celebrating. #BlackHistoryMatters 🧵1/8 
Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice, making her the first Black woman to sit on the highest court in the nation. #BlackHistoryMatters 🧵2/8
Jaylen Smith was elected Mayor of Earle, Arkansas. At 18 years old, Smith is the youngest Black mayor in U.S. history. #BlackHistoryMatters 🧵3/8
Hakeem Jeffries was elected Minority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, becoming the first Black lawmaker to lead a major party in Congress.
#BlackHistoryMatters 🧵4/8
#BlackHistoryMatters 🧵4/8
Floridians elected Maxwell Frost to the U.S. House of Representatives — sending the very first member of Gen Z to Congress. At 26 years old, Rep. Frost joins the 118th congress whose average age is 58.
#BlackHistoryMatters 🧵5/8
#BlackHistoryMatters 🧵5/8
Wes Moore was elected Governor of Maryland — becoming the first Black American to hold Maryland's highest office and just the third Black American to be elected governor in U.S. history.
#BlackHistoryMatters 🧵6/8
#BlackHistoryMatters 🧵6/8
Former-Congresswoman Karen Bass was elected mayor of Los Angeles — the second largest city in the U.S. Bass is the first woman, and the first Black woman, to hold the highest office in LA.
#BlackHistoryMatters 🧵7/8
#BlackHistoryMatters 🧵7/8
In 2022, Andrea Campbell was elected attorney general of Massachusetts. Campbell is the first Black woman to hold the office and first Black woman to hold any statewide office in Massachusetts. #BlackHistoryMatters 🧵8/8
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
