The Capitol riot was uniquely traumatic for congresswomen of color: 'We knew that we were targets' [thelily.com]
By Sarah Fowler, The Lily, January 29, 2021 Two weeks to the day before newly sworn in Vice President Harris walked through the halls of the U.S. Capitol — robed in bright purple, making history as the first woman, the first Black American and the first Indian American in the role — another female lawmaker of color hid in the dark, barricaded against a violent pro-Trump mob that had breached the building. They were mere feet from her door. On Jan. 6, after the last of the rioters trickled...