As voters awaited the results of the presidential election, the outcomes of a handful of U.S. House and Senate races have already started to reshape Congress in ways that could have huge ramifications for Black Americans.

The Wire star Wendell Pierce marked the historical moment of two Black women being elected to the U.S. Senate Tuesday night. The actor, who is also known for playing Rev. Hosea Williams in Selma (2014),

Voters for the first time elected two Black women to serve simultaneously in the Senate and sent an openly transgender lawmaker to Congress on Tuesday. T