Cassandra Jackson was at ease as she sat in a cherry wood-trimmed accent chair inside the living room of her grand Golden Eagle home, ready to talk. Her legal career with the city of Tallahassee will soon sunset. A new chapter awaits. Yet, she never sought out to be the top legal counsel for the […]
Feb. 4—Sheila Henry, formerly Sheila Rice, made history in November when she overwhelmingly won the race to be the Clark County Municipal Court clerk. The election made Henry — who married Alan Henry at her swearing in ceremony in December — the first Black elected county official in Clark County’s history. She was initially appointed […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former U.S. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson, a Democrat who retired from the House of Representatives after 30 years in office, died at 88, her family said on social media on Sunday. Johnson, who represented a district in Texas that includes downtown Dallas, was the first person of color to serve as Chair of […]
Witnessing Martin Luther King‘s “I Have a Dream” speech during the March on Washington D.C. on Aug. 28, 1963, sparked a passion for public service in a young farmer’s daughter from rural Virginia. Dr. King’s inspiration − later amplified by Barack Obama’s historic election as president in 2008 − led to Carolyn Blackman’s own pursuit […]