[citation needed], Bass believes that the criminal justice system is broken in part due to the disproportionate incarceration rates of poor people of color. [89], Bass supports Jess "Chuy" Garca's New Way Forward Act, which calls for immigration reform. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. She was continuously involved with community organizations, such as the YWCA, where she became chairperson of the collegiate committee from 1911 to 1912. In 2008, she was elected to serve as the 67th Speaker of the California State Assembly, becoming the first African-American woman in United States history to serve as a speaker of a state legislative body. The rule resulted in new jobs in Los Angeles. Her father had a prestigious career at Howard University for 31 years as a professor of religion. She has said that the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy should expire. She . Her father was the first African American man [] She wrote the book. [74], In response to the Armenian National Committee of America's endorsement for the 2022 Los Angeles mayoral election, Bass stated "For the past few decades, I have worked to hold Azerbaijan accountable and support the people of Artsakh."[75]. 19751979. [36] A statement by the John F. Kennedy Foundation included the following description of events: In February 2009, amid one of the worst budget crises in California's history, an imploding economy, and potentially catastrophic partisan deadlock, the state's Republican and Democratic party leaders came together to address the financial emergency. [32], As speaker, Bass promoted numerous laws to improve the state's child welfare system. She established the International Day of Service AIDS awareness program during her tenure. Lafontant-Mankarious, First American woman to be admitted into the International Academy of Trial Lawyers; first female Deputy Solicitor General of the U.S., Nixon Administration; Assistant, Assistant Secretary, Manufacturing and Services, United States Department of Commerce; former Deputy General Counsel, United States Department of Commerce (under President, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Liaison, United States Department of Justice (under President, First AA female lawyer in the state of Iowa; first AA female admitted to the, 18th Chief of the U.S. Army Nurse Corps; first Army Nurse Officer to be appointed as Director of Personnel for the Surgeon General of the Army 19871991; held the rank of brigadier general, 19911993, First Black woman promoted to the rank and position of brigadier general in September 1979; Chief of the, Highest ranking AA female in the U.S. Air Force Reserve; second AA female pilot in the, Second AA woman to be commissioned at the 180th Fighter Wing Air National Guard Base, Lieutenant colonel who was killed during the, Founder and CEO of National Stop the Violence Alliance, Inc., a national organization geared to the promotion of nonviolence and with the goal of ending violence without our communities, Also known as "Mother" Clara Hale; founder of Hale House, which provided a home to drug addicted and abandoned babies, Labor leader; former U.S. Department of Labor Commissioner; first Black woman to head the New York State Labor Department, Humanitarian, educator; holds a doctoral degree in Interdisciplinary Evaluation; principal of Tererai Trent International, Former Secretary of Administration to Virginia Governor Timothy Kaine; second African American and the only African American female cabinet head in his administration; former Vice Mayor of the Richmond City Council; former member of the Virginia House of Delegates; first African American woman to run for Lieutenant Governor in VA, Former Secretary of the Department of Social Services, State of Louisiana. 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Karen Bass for Mayor of Los Angeles", "Los Angeles Mayor calls for an end to the blockade of Lachin corridor", "Los Angeles Mayor, City Council President call on Biden to help Artsakh, take action against Azeri regime", "National Foster Youth Institute | Non-Profit Organization", "Congress's prison reform bill, explained", "H.Res.109 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green New Deal", "Two firearms stolen in burglary at home of L.A. mayoral candidate Karen Bass", "Rep. Bass Applauds Background Check Legislation", "Rep. Bass Speaks on Closing the Charleston Gun Loophole", "Statement on 33rd Vote to Repeal the Affordable Care Act", "To fix overcrowding in L.A., build more housing, mayoral candidates say", "Rep. 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She is an engineer and the Assistant for Development Programs at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. The sorority was founded on January 13, 1913, at Howard University[1] and was first incorporated in Washington, D.C., on February 9, 1913. She was the daughter of the first honorary member, Gabrielle Pelham. Of all the founders of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. she had the most assertive leadership skills. The following day, she was ceremonially sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris at a public inauguration event. Kennedy was the first African American appointed to the presidency of Bishop State Community College, and the first and only African American woman elected to the House of Representatives from Mobile County. [11][12][13] She also chaired the United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations and the United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security. . As National President she established the Distinguished Professor Endowed Chair. She is one of the most preeminent civil rights leaders in the country. Alexander valued education, and upon graduating, became a teacher. We must clearly demonstrate our commitment to freedom by helping the people of Artsakh. In June 2009, Bass drew criticism from conservative commentators for statements she made during an interview with Los Angeles Times reporter Patt Morrison in response to a question about how conservative talk radio affected the Assembly's efforts to pass a state budget. Harrison received an honorary doctorate degree from Langston University, and implemented the Delta Christmas Party. She was a professor of education and one of the first African-American women to receive tenure at New York University. [19], Bass was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Wilhelmina (ne Duckett) and DeWitt Talmadge Bass. In response to the 2022 blockade of the Republic of Artsakh, Bass stated I stand with the Armenian community here in Los Angeles calling for an end to the blockade of the Lachin Corridor. In 1950, as a member of the housing group, Alexander helped the Alpha Nu chapter purchase a sorority house on the campus of the University of Illinois. 19881992. Height was the longest-serving National President of both Delta Sigma Theta, and the National Council of Negro Women, where she served from 1957 to 1997. [47][58][59] Biden reportedly narrowed the field of possible vice presidential selections to a few women, and Bass "gained real traction in the late stage of the search". Voters defeated the budget referendum in May 2009.[37]. She also secured more than $2.3 million to help revitalize the historic Vision Theater in Los Angeles and more than $600 million for Los Angeles Unified School District. of Government Affairs Policy & Outreach for, First African-American accountant and AA female partner at firm, Chairperson of the National Congress of Black Women; former counsel to Congress, Referred to as the "Grand Madame of Negro Society;" founded, First AA woman to graduate from Bellevue Hospital Medical College; one of the first female AA physicians in New York City; first AA woman to intern at Harlem Hospital; first female physician to ride with ambulance crews of Harlem Hospital for emergency calls; first AA woman, and for several years the only woman, to practice medicine in Harlem; first AA woman with admitting privileges at Harlem Hospital, First AA nursing graduate of Wayne State University, Obstetrician/gynecologist; attending physician in the birth of the Iowa, Charter member of Midland, Michigan chapter, First African-American female Ph.D. chemist to work in a professional position at the Dow Chemical Company, First female Deputy Assistant Administrator of, First African-American female general surgeon in Mobile, AL, Founder and Executive Director of the SASHA (Sexual Assault Services for Holistic Healing and Awareness) Center in Detroit, Michigan, Acting Surgeon General of the US (19951997;) second African-American female Surgeon General; first alumna president of Spelman College (19972002), First African-American female optometrist to practice in North Carolina; second African-American female optometrist licensed by North Carolina; US's first African American female fellow in the American Academy of Optometry, First African-American fellowship-trained, Founder, charter member, and 7th President of the National Black Nurses Association; American Academy of Nursing fellow, First woman to receive a dental degree from Meharry Dental College in 1919; one of the founders of the Urban League of Flint, MI; first black employee of the, Senior Judge, Hamilton County Municipal Court (Cincinnati, Ohio), Circuit Court Judge (Baltimore County, Maryland); first AA female judge appointed in Baltimore County; first AA in Baltimore County history to win a countywide election, Judge Eighth District Court of Appeals; first AA woman elected to any Court of Appeals for the State of Ohio; first Night Prosecutor, City of Cleveland, Former Municipal Court Judge (Cleveland); first AA woman in the U.S. to be elected as a city council member; first to serve as an Assistant County Prosecutor in Cuyahoga County, Administrative Judge, Family Court, 5th Judicial District, PA; first AA appointed as Administrative Judge in 5th Judicial District, Judge 36th District Court (Detroit, MI), General Sessions Court Judge, Division III; first AA woman elected judge in Nashville, Tennessee, Judge, 24th Judicial District (Jefferson Parish, Louisiana), Youngest person currently serving as a judge in Louisiana court (serving Orleans Parish Criminal District Court since 2003); former state and federal prosecutor, County Court Judge, Duval County; first AA female judge appointed to the bench in the Fourth Judicial Circuit, which encompasses Duval, Clay and Nassau County, Tennessee, Judge, 1st District Court of Appeals (Detroit, MI); first AA woman elected to the Michigan Court of Appeals, First AA female Judge (Gary City Court); established first drug treatment court in Indiana; former Indiana Attorney General, Former judge, 36th District Court (Detroit, MI), Chief Judge, Juvenile Court (New Orleans, Louisiana); President of Board of Trustees for the National Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Association, First woman elected by the Democratic Party to serve as a District Court Judge, 18th Judicial District (Guilford County, NC); first AA female assistant public defender; first AA female President of Greensboro Bar Association, Federal District Court Judge, Middle District of Florida; former Circuit Court Judge, 13th Judicial Circuit of Florida, Judge Criminal Court District 11 (Dallas County, Texas), Judge, Criminal Court, Parish of Orleans; first female District Attorney for Orleans Parish (New Orleans, LA), First AA woman on Georgia Court of Appeals; first woman, first African-American, and youngest person to serve as director and judge of Appellate Division of the State Board of Workers' Compensation, Judge, Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court (Chesapeake, VA); 46th President of the American Judges Association (AJA) (200708); first female and first AA judge, 1st Judicial District of Virginia (1995); first judge from Virginia to lead AJA since its founding in 1959, Judge, Nassau County District Court (Hempstead, VA); appointed to preside over the Mental Health Court, Nominee for the Federal District Court Bench for the Southern District of Indiana; Judge, Probate Division of the Marion County Superior Court, First AA woman Circuit Court Judge in St. Louis County; Associate Circuit Court Judge Division 36 for Family Court (St. Louis, Missouri), Supervisory Special Agent assigned to the Drug Section-Colombian/Caribbean Unit at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C.; part of the Drug Learning Team at the FBI Academy, One of two AA females to head a field office for the FBI, Bailiff on the Judge David Young show; first AA female lieutenant in the Civil Court of the City of New York, First AA elected clerk of the Circuit Court (Cook County, Illinois), Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the USPTO, Jewel Carter Stradfordd. She directed the debut of actors Harry Belafonte and Sidney Poitier. Founder; born in Columbus, Georgia. The committee is responsible for reviewing and recommending rules for the House of Representatives Democratic caucus. The more liberal Consumer Federation of California gives her very high ratings. She strongly believed in the public service of Delta. As National President she incorporated the Grand Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta. She won her primary with 89.18% of the vote and was reelected to a fifth term with 88.2% of the vote. Karen Carter Peterson crossed through the New Orleans Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Karen Carter Peterson was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. She was the first African American woman appointed to the National Advisory General Medical Services Council. She has served as Deputy Superintendent of Seattle Public Schools. In Delta, she became the Alpha Chapter's first reporter. At the time, three-quarters of all residentially zoned land in Los Angeles was exclusively zoned for single-family housing. Boyd was the first African American woman to earn a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Yale University. In 2017, she helped secure nearly $1 billion in funds to combat famine in Nigeria, Somalia, and South Sudan. For more information contact the Advisor, Nolene Smith; Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. ( - "Delta") Currently no active Ohio Wesleyan University members of the Nu Phi chapter. She enjoyed fine arts and expressed this through her involvement in the Howard University Choir. Nancy Pelosi appointed Bass to chair the Democratic Committee on Caucus and Procedures, previously known as the Committee on Oversight, Study and Review (OSR), in 2014. Under her direction, the Select Committee passed legislation designed to improve the lives of California's most vulnerable children. She became the first Sergeant at Arms of the Alpha Chapter. 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