The First Black Southern Congress Representatives Since Reconstruction Are Elected
Andrew Young (L)
Barbara Jordan (R)
On this date in 1972, Barbara Jordan and Andrew Young became the first Blacks from the American South elected to Congress since Reconstruction.
Jordan represented Houston, TX, and Young represented Atlanta, GA.
My Career Advice (Public Policy, and Activism), Dr. Cathy Cohen
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Dr. Cathy Cohen is an author, educator, and actvist. In this segment, she shares some insight and advice to anyone interested in a career in public policy or politics
The last quarter moon of the dying year,
Pendant behind a naked cottonwood tree
On a frosty, dawning morning
With the back of her silver head
Turned to the waking sun.
Quiet... THE LAST QUARTER MOON OF THE DYING YEAR by Jonathan Henderson Brooks.