Lissu sentenced to four years in prison for incitement

Biden appoints Jean-Pierre, first black White House press secretary

Karine Jean-Pierre.

Karine Jean-Pierre during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, on May 5, 2022. She has been appointed White House press secretary. PHOTO |  AFP

By  The East African

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What you need to know:

  • Karine Jean-Pierre will be the first black person to hold the high-profile post and the first openly LGBTQ person in the role.
  • Before her, only one other Black woman, Judy Smith, had been deputy White House press secretary, during George H.W Bush’s presidency in 1991.

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