The Political Power of the Black Sorority

By: Theodore R. Johnson April 26, 2015 Loretta Lynch’s confirmation as U.S attorney general was a crucial victory for a group of women whose influence is seldom appreciated. The Senate confirmed Lynch as the next U.S. attorney general, the first African American woman ever to hold this Cabinet position. Her

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Loretta Lynch Confirmed by Senate as First Black Female United States Attorney General

Loretta Lynch was confirmed Thursday as attorney general, the first black woman in American history to hold the country’s top law enforcement post. The Senate approved Lynch, a federal prosecutor from New York, on a 56-43 vote after an unusually lengthy confirmation delay. President Barack Obama nominated Lynch as the

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