Scott Colom: “There's so many people that have faith in Mississippi at times where it seemed impossible. People like Medgar Evers ... He had faith that a day like this was possible”
Scott Colom becomes the third Black man to serve as a senator from Mississippi.
The first was AME minister Hiram R. Revels, who in 1870 became the first Black American to serve in Congress.
The second was Blanche Bruce, a former slave, elected to replace Revels in 1874.
This is why I keep saying this isn’t something I did. The people did it. So glad the nation is getting to see Mississippi and all its fierceness. #MississippiMatters
Projection:
Democrat Scott Colom is the Projected Winner in the Mississippi Senate election. He will defeat Incumbent Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith.
Democratic Gain
#Election2026#ElectionDay#MSSen
'In 1860, an enslaved man named Sheppard Peek was listed among the possessions of William Peek. His value was placed at $1400.
More than a century and a half later, Sheppard’s great-great-granddaughter, Keisha Lance Bottoms, was elected governor of GA' https://t.co/R17ckLYNhc
The South is not a "lost cause". It's underorganized, underfunded, and relentlessly suppressed & gerrymandered. And despite it all, Black Southern voters have shown up anyway to be the conscience of this country throughout our history. I hope people realize that.
As Black people have been trying to tell them for DECADES.
Mississippi is winnable.
Alabama is winnable.
Louisiana is winnable.
..but not without investment and not without Black outreach and advisors.
Coaching for the Valks this playoffs run 🔥🔥🔥🔥. A team full of role players showing you why playing your role is VERY IMPORTANT. Shoutout to Coach Nat and staff.