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September 17, 2025

Vanessa Williams became the first Black woman to win the Miss America pageant in 1983 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

VIDEO: Around The Table: Episode 33

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Rachel Maddow talks with Pat Buchanan about Judge Sonia Sotomayor and Affirmative Action.

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