The first Black woman elected to the New Jersey state senate was Wynona Lipman, in 1971. She served until 1999.
In reporting on her election win, the news says that Taissa will be the first African American woman in the New Jersey State Senate. There are several black women serving in the New Jersey State Senate.
Taissa says that the election results will be announced "tomorrow". There is no set time when election results are determined. Instead it depends on factors such as how close the election returns are. In a lop sided win the victor could be announced that night but in a close race the results could take days to determine.
In the attic Taissa mentions Sport Spice and the Spice Girls. The scene takes place in 1996 but Wannabe wasn't released in the US until 1997, the Spice Girl were unknowns in the US at the time.
Allie hosts the reunion of the class of 1996 and says "we" to indicate she is part of it, but in the first episode she is a Freshman while the other girls (main characters) are seniors.