Unsung Black Women in Politics Past and Present

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By Aswad Walker | Houston Defender | Word In BlackThis& post& was originally published on& Defender NetworkRev. Dr. Angela Raven-Anderson. Credit: Aswad Walker(WIB) – It’s impossible to spotlight all the Black women locally and nationally, past and present, who have provided heroic service in politics without getting their just due. Here, we define politics in a much broader and truer sense; not just those who hold political office, but those who impact(ed) the quality of every aspect of our lives.PASTLiterally every Black woman in Texas who has impacted politics deserves mention on this list, as historians rarely spotlight Black women from the Lone Star State. Names like Christia Adair, Julia C. Hester, Beulah Shepherd, Holly Hogrobrooks, and Nellye Joyce Punch were all political giants in their own right.Those listed below, whether from Texas (e.g., Houston) or not, dedicated their lives to improving the lives of others.Lulu WhiteLulu Belle Madison White was a civil rights activist in the 1940s and 1950s who devoted most of her adult life to the struggle against Jim Crow in Texas. She campaigned for the right to vote, equal pay for equal work, and desegregation of public facilities.Lulu White. Credit: Wikimedia CommonsAccording to historian and TSU...

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