# Scott Colom makes history as Mississippi’s first Black senator in 145 years

https://mins.news/en/video/140288

- France 24 English, 2026-11-12 08:55 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDFKiCG5lKQ

> After a fiercely contested Senate midterm race finally ended, Scott Colom became Mississippi’s first Black senator in 145 years.

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