Based on diverse constituents from her own experiences of crossing social and political borders she builds collectively on the problems women of color face everyday.…
It amazes me how she manages to get things done every time she put her mind in it! I applaud Clara for the achievement she continues to accomplish for our labor community. Clara’s efforts in organizing our Labor Communities and giving us a voice has been recognized both on the local and national levels. Thank you Clara and A.…
The political journey of Shirley Chisholm is one that expanded the political dynamics to unaccounted groups of people. Chisholm was the first black women elected to Congress, a mighty feat of its own, came with campaign challenges that pushed her to the brink. Ultimately running for the Democratic nomination for the presidency, Chisholm proved that a political machine could be disrupted in the roots of its voters. Being a woman, Chisholm did not let this issue define her congressional campaign or her Democratic nomination campaign, rather attacking the political corruption and elevating the needs of the black population, at a time of significant growth. Her motto “unbought and unbossed” became her rallying slogan because she is neither for…
One 21st century American woman who is extremely influential is former First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama. As First Lady, she passed several acts and stood in support of countless worthy causes in order to try to improve the health and overall status of our nation. Michelle Obama has influenced not only our nation, but our entire world for the better. Michelle Obama is considered influential for several reasons, but the main ones include all the things she has done to improve the health of our nation and her work to improve the education of females in our country and all around the world.…
She reminds her audience that, “we Democrats believe… that we can come out of a small town or a poor neighborhood and have the same chance as anyone else; and it doesn’t matter whether we are black or Hispanic or disabled or a [woman]” (Richards). With the support of the persona she established throughout her speech, Ann Richards convinces her audience that everyone deserves to be…
I think that the story of Anita Hill was very powerful and produced many feelings for me as a woman who is also African American. I was in awe as I watched the proceedings and learned of what she had endured. She was made in to a scapegoat and treated completed unfairly; it was a prime example of victim blaming. I was amazed at her ability to remain poised and answer the absurd questions asked of her by the senate. She embodied a strong person…
Hello I am Angela Ross running for the 6th district of Tennessee of the House of Representatives. I am in my mid-fifties and have lived a full life. Angela was a single Mother for ten years raising two very successful children who are Lawyers and into Real-estate. Also helped my father grow a thriving Medical business in Nashville. Retired at the young age of forty from Mortgage Brokerage firm.…
This is a great group, this is a group that’s been so special to me. You really helped me a lot. If you remember I wasn’t going to do well with the African-American community, and after they heard me speaking and talking about the inner city and lots of other things, we ended up getting—and I won’t go into details—but we ended up getting substantially more than other candidates who had run in the past years. And now we’re gonna take that to new levels. I want to thank my television star over here—Omarosa’s actually a very nice person, nobody knows that.…
The entire Angela Davis lecture was phenomenal. She discussed so many topics and interacted with the audience, which turned the lecture into a fun experience and not only informative but also very entertaining to listen to and watch. I would grade the lecture with an A. I love how she related everything from the past to present because in reality not much has changed when it comes to racism and slavery and the challenges we face as not only African American but also being an African American woman. One of my favorite parts was how she ended the lecture with a question and answer portion and how many of the students were not afraid to ask very challenging questions and of course her response was just as in depth.…
My two most substantial accomplishments are becoming the President of the St. John’s University NAACP and interning for the House of Representatives this past summer. I view these two accomplishment as substantial because I believe I defied the odds to achieve them. When I became an executive board member of the St. John’s University NAACP, serving as the chapter’s first Membership Chair, I told myself that I never wanted to serve as President. I felt as if I wouldn’t be capable to handle all the worries and stress that went along with holding such a high position. Unbeknownst to me, the next academic year, I would be serving as President of the St. John’s University NAACP.…
confessor stated that the reason there was no proof of a book that recovered. As if noting a weakness in her story, one confessor speculated “that the devil must keep the witches’ signatures because he “Carried [hers] away with him”(Triggs 2). There have been events all throughout American history that have been monumental and has had events that led into mass hysteria caused by fear. Many of these events were brought on by the ignorance of others. Events like the mass internment of Japanese-Americans during World War Two and the Red-Scare brought on during the Cold War with the fear of Russian espionage in America.…
Ain 't I A Woman 1. Sojourner Truth was born into slavery and gained her freedom in 1827. She was a anti-slavery speaker who was trying to get black woman rights. 2. I believe this speech is successful because she has many reasons why black woman should have more rights.…
African Americans have had a long and burdened history in the United States, beginning with the institution of slavery and continuing on to the widespread racial injustice that they persevered and still endure today. As we look deep into the historical backdrop of America we cannot deny that African Americans have had a profound effect on the character of the United States of America. They helped to change the face of not just America, but of themselves. They called out for liberty and equality wherever the opportunity had arisen; battling ardently for the proclaimed equality that the Declaration of Independence decreed. This fight has been going on even before the U.S. was formed, through violent and bloody slave revolts to passionate and…
There was a similar incident of mass hysteria back in 1962 in Tanzania (then Tanganyika), Africa. The Tanganyika Laughter Epidemic began with a school girl falling into an uncontrollable fit of laughter caused by anxiety. Soon other girls around her also began to laugh hysterically.. It spread throughout their community and eventually into other communities. They would suffer recurring laughter fits and crying that would last a few hours up to 16 days. The girls would also become restless and in some major cases violent.…
Introduction For this assignment, I have chosen to write about two people who have both influenced American culture and positively impacted me as an individual. I chose two people that are complete opposites, but are actually pretty important to me. The male I chose to talk about was Yo Gotti and the female I chose was Michelle Obama.…