Tag: Black political leadership
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Barbara Lee, 78, makes history as Oakland’s first Black woman mayor after a hard-fought race. A civil rights icon, she now faces the city’s biggest challenges.
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- At 78, Barbara Lee Elected as Oakland’s First Black Woman Mayor After Decades in Congress Fighting for Civil Rights
- Francis Cecil Sumner Earned Nation’s First Black Ph.D. in Psychology and Paved the Way for Civil Rights Research
- Liz Byrd Honored With Downtown Statue as Wyoming’s First Black Legislator and Education Trailblazer
- Pamela Goodwine Sworn In as First Black Woman Elected to Kentucky Supreme Court After Rising Through Every Judicial Level
- Blessed Stephen Curates Powerful BSU Exhibit as Fairfield’s First Black Art History Major to Lead a University Library Showcase
