Podcast appearances and mentions of patricia roberts harris

Raven talks about the numerous achievements of this civil rights advocate, who was an educator, lawyer, and worked to advance rights for Black people and impoverished Americans.   Learn More! Patricia Roberts Harris https://www.womenofthehall.org/inductee/patricia-roberts-harris/ A Woman of Many Firsts: Patricia Roberts Harris https://www.historicamerica.org/journal/2021/3/1/a-woman-of-firsts-patricia-roberts-harris   Email us! intersectionalinsights@gmail.com. Follow us!  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/isquaredpodcast/ Twitter @I_squaredpod https://twitter.com/I_SquaredPod Facebook page http://www.fb.me/ISquaredPod

#OTD Patricia Roberts Harris, the first female African American Ambassador, was named chairperson of the Democratic National Convention Credentials Committee. Actor Aaron D. Spears narrates.

On March 23, Patricia Roberts Harris passed away.She was the first African American woman named to a U.S. ambassadorship and the first as well to serve in a presidential cabinet.In 1963, President John F. Kennedy appointed her co-chairman of the National Women's Committee for Civil Rights. She worked in Lyndon Johnson's presidential campaign. Soon after his victory, President Johnson appointed her Ambassador to Luxembourg from 1965 to 1967.BlackFacts.com is the Internet's longest running Black History Encyclopedia. Our podcast summarizes the vast stories of Black history in daily episodes known as Black Facts Of The Day™.Since 1997, BlackFacts.com has been serving up Black History Facts on a daily basis to millions of users and followers on the web and via social media.Learn Black History. Teach Black History.For more Black Facts, join Black Facts Nation at BlackFacts.com/join.Because Black History is 365 Days a Year, and Black Facts Matter!

What do Patricia Roberts Harris, Alexis Margaret Herman, Condoleezza Rice, Hazel Reid O'Leary, Loretta Lynch, and Susan Rice have in common. They are all former members of the Executive branch of the United States. This week we take a look at the black women who have led different departments in the Executive branch. Let me know what you think. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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Actor Aaron D. Spears celebrates politician Patricia Roberts Harris, the first African American woman to represent the U.S. as an ambassador

Actor Aaron D. Spears celebrates politician Patricia Roberts Harris, the first African American woman to represent the U.S. as an ambassador

Actor Aaron D. Spears shares some background on Patricia Roberts Harris, the first African American female to serve as a United States Ambassador

Actor Aaron D. Spears shares some background on Patricia Roberts Harris, the first African American female to serve as a United States Ambassador

Sara Gronkiewicz-Doran, a founding member of Neighbors for Affordable Housing in Jefferson Park, joins us this week to talk about her work in citizen activism and how it compares with Leslie's experiences in this episode. She tells us about the group's formation in the midst of hostile anti-affordable housing protests, what the Parks Committee of Pawnee should have done differently, and why voicing support for a policy is just as important as protesting against. We also add Patricia Roberts Harris, the first African American woman to hold a Cabinet position (and she held 3!)and to be a U.S. ambassador, to our Wall of Inspirational Women.

Actor Aaron D. Spears celebrates the first African American female to serve as a U.S. Ambassador, Patricia Roberts Harris

Actor Aaron D. Spears celebrates the first African American female to serve as a U.S. Ambassador, Patricia Roberts Harris