Nov 3, 2020 11:31 PM EDT

Cori Bush becomes first Black woman to represent Missouri in Congress

Former nurse and activist Cori Bush has made history for Missouri after a primary upset in August over 10-term Democrat Lacy Clay. Bush rose to prominence as a progressive leader in the 2014 Black Lives Matter protests in Ferguson, following the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown by a white police officer.