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Hill Offices Seek Progress in Diversity

Nkenge Harmon found out about her first job on Capitol Hill the way most staffers do: She knew someone.
But Harmon is in some ways an exception to the networking rule. She’s the only African-American communications director in a Senate that is predominantly white. And she works in the office of Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), which reflects far more diversity than most Member offices.

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