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Carol Moseley Braun — first Black woman elected to US Senate

Carol Moseley Braun of Illinois became the first African American woman elected to the United States Senate. Her 1992 victory was a breakthrough in both racial and gender representation at the highest levels of American government.

Events

  1. November 3, 1992
    Carol Moseley Braun — first Black woman elected to US Senate

    Carol Moseley Braun of Illinois became the first African American woman elected to the United States Senate. Her 1992 victory was a breakthrough in both racial and gender representation at the highest levels of American government.

  2. November 17, 1992
    Whitney Houston Releases The Bodyguard Soundtrack

    Whitney Houston's soundtrack to The Bodyguard, released November 17, 1992, became the best-selling soundtrack album of all time with over 45 million copies sold worldwide. The lead single 'I Will Always Love You' spent 14 weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, breaking the record Boyz II Men had just set.

  3. November 18, 1992
    Spike Lee Releases Malcolm X Starring Denzel Washington

    Spike Lee's epic biographical drama Malcolm X was released on November 18, 1992, with Denzel Washington delivering an Academy Award-nominated performance in the title role. Running over three hours, the film brought Malcolm X's story to a mass audience and stands as one of the defining political films in American cinema.

  4. November 18, 1992
    Spike Lee releases Malcolm X

    Lee's three-hour biopic starring Denzel Washington earned Washington his first Best Actor Oscar nomination and is widely considered one of the greatest biographical films in American cinema.