Thursday, April 10, 2008 |
Jane Bolin (1908-2007) enjoyed a number of firsts during her lifetime. She was the first black woman to graduate from Yale Law School, the first to join the New York City Bar Association, the first to join the city’s law department and the first black woman to serve as a judge in the United States.
Born on April 11, 1908, in Poughkeepsie, NY, Bolin was the youngest of four siblings. Her father, Gaius Charles Bolin, was the first black to graduate from Williams College and became a lawyer. Her mother, Matilda, a white Englishwoman, died when Bolin was eight. Bolin graduated from high school in Poughkeepsie and was one of two black students in her class at Wellesley College.
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Wednesday, April 9, 2008 |
Check out a preview of “Meeting David Wilson,” the remarkable and inspiring story of a young man’s reconciliation with his ancestors’ history as slaves.
Premiering on MSNBC & streaming live on msnbc.com on Fri., April 11 at 9 p.m. EST, the documentary is hosted by Tiki Barber and followed by a 90-minute live discussion from Howard University on racial issues in America moderated by Brian Williams.
For more information, visit MeetingDavidWilson.com.
Wednesday, April 9, 2008 |
( Photo: Splash News )Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice dismissed rumors that she is trying to become Sen. John McCain’s running mate.
“I very much look forward to watching this campaign and voting as a voter,” she said. “I have a lot of work to do and then I’ll happily go back to Stanford.”
Earlier this week, a Republican strategist said Rice had been actively campaigning.
On Monday, Senator McCain remarked that if Condi is campaigning to be his running mate, it’s news to him. Even if she isn’t, she’s already garnered the endorsement of Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform.
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Monday, April 7, 2008 |
( Photo: Molly Riley/Reuters )Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is actively courting the vice presidential nomination, said Republican strategist Dan Senor. On “This Week with George Stephanopolous” on Sunday, Senor added “Condi Rice has been actively, actually in recent weeks, campaigning for this.”
Last week, an aide said it was “not true” that Rice had expressed interest in running.
“There’s this ritual in Washington: The Americans for Tax Reform, which is headed by Grover Norquist, he holds a weekly meeting of conservative leaders — about 100, 150 people, sort of inside, chattering, class types,” Senor said. “They all typically get briefings from political conservative leaders. Ten days ago, they had an interesting visit — Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice — the first time a secretary of state has visited the Wednesday meeting.”
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Saturday, April 5, 2008 |
Sen. John McCain said he would court the black vote and campaign in places Republicans often shun. On Friday, he spoke in Memphis to mark the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The video shows McCain apologizing for opposing a holiday for King with boos and interruptions from the audience. It doesn’t help that he has a black man holding an umbrella for him.
“I was wrong and eventually realized that, in time to give full support for a state holiday in Arizona,” he said. “We can all be a little late sometimes in doing the right thing, and Dr. King understood this about his fellow Americans.”
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Friday, April 4, 2008 |
Common performing at Trinity’s Night Watch Service earlier this year
In a recent interview with Black Voices, Common defended his pastor, Jeremiah Wright.
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Thursday, April 3, 2008 |
Donyale Luna (1945-1979) was the first black supermodel, cover girl and the first model of ethnic origin to appear on Vogue, appearing on the March 1966 issue.
Born Peggy Anne Freeman on Jan. 1, 1945, Luna was described by a relative as “a very weird child, even from birth, living in a wonderland, a dream.” Her mother wanted her to be a nurse, but after being discovered by British fashion photographer David McCabe, Luna became the first black woman to be featured on a U.S. fashion magazine: the January 1965 issue of Harper’s Bazaar.
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