As party leaders age, progressive Black Democrats take stage
WASHINGTON (AP) ” Yearning for change, a group of progressive Black Democratic congressional hopefuls is rushing toward the national stage, igniting rank-and-file enthusiasm in a party dominated by aging white leaders.Charles Booker, 35, a first-term Kentucky state legislator who grew up poor, is vying for a Senate nomination against a rival who’s outraised him 40 to 1 with the backing of national Democratic leaders. There’s also Jamaal Bowman, 44, an educator and political neophyte […]
