Earlier this week, Karine Jean-Pierre was named the new White House Press Secretary from her current position as the Principal Deputy Press Secretary for the Biden Administration. Jean-Pierre will be the first Black woman and openly LGBTQ-plus person to serve in this position.

To learn more about Jean-Pierre, read her 2019 book Moving Forward: A Story of Hope, Hard Work, and the Promise of America, watch her 2020 interview on the Today show and check out links to more sources below:

• https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/05/us/politics/karine-jean-pierre-white-house-press-secretary.html

• https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/karine-jean-pierre-on-her-mental-health-struggle-and-a-blueprint-for-activism

• https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/karine-jean-pierre-building-stronger-more-inclusive-america-n1269166

• https://www.elle.com/culture/career-politics/a37223725/karine-jean-pierre-joe-biden-white-house-career-interview/

• https://youtu.be/BwS75k7ZE94 (MoveOn.org / Kamala Harris moment)

• https://youtu.be/znryYvNxSWw (Psaki and Jean-Pierre)

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