The blue wave that swept through Northern Virginia on Election Day produced a striking result in Stafford County: The Board of Supervisors will have a Democratic majority that includes four Black women.

In 2019, Tinesha Allen became the first Black woman elected to the Board. At the time, she was the only Black supervisor on the Board and the only Democrat.

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It wasn’t easy, Allen told News4.

“The worst was when I first got on the Board,” she said. “There was actual vitriol, like name-calling, calling terrible things. Now, it’s more of, I’ve proven myself for six years.”

A second Black woman, Dr. Pamela Yeung, joined the Board in 2022. In Tuesday’s election, voters added two more African American women: Kecia Evans and

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