
Senator Ben Cardin @SenatorCardin
On this day in 1944, Harry S. McAlpin became the first Black American to attend a White House press briefing. In May of 2021, Karine Jean-Pierre made history as the second Black woman and the first Black woman in 30 yrs to lead a White House press briefing. #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/ko5b0I79a2 — PolitiTweet.org