Founder; North Carolina native. After consolidating the support of a majority of legislators, including some who had previously been planning to run for the speakership themselves, Bass was elected speaker on February 28, 2008, and sworn in on May 13, 2008. 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. cit., Appendix B Honorary Members. She also introduced the Family Unity Rights and Protections Act, which would require the federal government to reunite families that have been forcibly separated at the border. [84], Bass strongly supports legislation to prohibit the sale, transfer, manufacture, and importation of semiautomatic weapons and ammunition-feeding devices capable of accepting more than ten rounds in the United States. 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Campbell became an educator and she spent the vast majority of her adulthood working in Seattle, Washington toward better race relations. Despite the fact that a limo was provided for her, at the grand age of 92, she refused to ride and chose to walk. [80], In 2018, she voted in favor of the First Step Act, which focused on rehabilitating people in prison by incentivizing them with the possibility of an earlier release. Founder; Washingtonville, New York native. She was the first African-American woman to become assistant attorney general of the state of Ohio. On August 3, 2016, Bass launched a petition to have then-candidate Donald Trump psychologically evaluated, suggesting that he exhibited symptoms of narcissistic personality disorder (NPD). [23] She visited Cuba eight times in the 1970s.[23][24]. 19631967. Founder; born in Albany, Georgia. She was a singer and actress, and for several years she sang for television shows. During the March for Women's Suffrage, Watson's family told her not to march, but she was forced to defy the order as she was selected to hold the banner since she was the tallest. Murphy was an ardent supporter of the major political issues of the day, including voting rights for women. [108], On September 9, 2022, Bass's Los Angeles home was burglarized and two firearms were stolen. 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. "First Lady of the Black Press", first Black woman journalist to cover international affairs; Dancer and choreographer; Artistic Director of the, Ms. New York in 2006; Ms. America International; the first Ms. Liberty America International 2007, Mrs. Universe UK 2013, Ms. World International 2012, Mrs. Great Britain World 2011, Mrs. U.S. Beauties Natl Queen 2009; Mrs. Indiana United States 2007, Miss Black New York USA 2009; former Cincinnati Bengals cheerleader, Miss Black Louisiana USA 2008 & 2009; 3rd runner-up Miss Black USA, Jazz vocalist; director of musical education at Xavier Prep in New Orleans, Soprano; opera singer; awarded the United States Medal of Freedom by President Lyndon B. Johnson, Musical child prodigy and pianist; journalist; daughter of Harlem Renaissance writer George Schuyler, Actress in several Tyler Perry plays; finalist on, Television writer and producer; creator of, Grace Award-winning co-host of the nationally syndicated, Emmy-nominated news anchor at NBC-10 in Philadelphia; former MSNBC anchor and correspondent, Radio and television producer; political activist; National Council of Negro Women board member; organizer of, News anchor at NewsChannel5 in Cleveland; first female and Black host of, News anchor at WUSA9 in Washington DC; Vice President of Media Outreach; first DC market female news anchor, Journalist and reporter at NPR's National Desk, Daybreak anchor at Wood TV-8 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Mossell Alexander was the first African-American woman to receive a Ph.D. in the United States, the first woman to receive a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, one of the first Black women to receive a. [15][16][17][18] She was ceremonially sworn in on December 11, 2022 by Vice President Kamala Harris. 20042008. [48], Bass served as the second vice chair of the Congressional Black Caucus during the 115th Congress. The poem embodies the ideals of a Delta Sigma Theta woman. During her years at Howard University, she played an active role in the collegiate chapter of the NAACP. The petition was signed by 37,218 supporters. Founder; born in Winfield, Kansas, but grew up in Colorado. Below is a list of Delta Sigma Theta () members (commonly referred to as Deltas). They operate under a terrorist threat: "You vote for revenue and your career is over." [26][28], In 2004, Bass was elected to represent California's 47th Assembly district. [8] During her first term, she founded and chaired the California Assembly Select Committee on Foster Care, implementing a host of new laws to help improve the state's foster care system and leading the effort to secure $82 million in additional funding for the state's child welfare system. [67], On September 27, 2021, Bass announced her candidacy for mayor of Los Angeles in the 2022 election. Harrison received an honorary doctorate degree from Langston University, and implemented the Delta Christmas Party. She was also the President of the Teacher's Club. "[64], When Biden chose Kamala Harris as his running mate, Bass tweeted, "@KamalaHarris is a great choice for Vice President. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. Karen Ruth Bass (/bs/; born October 3, 1953) is an American politician, social worker and former physician assistant who is serving as the 43rd mayor of Los Angeles since 2022. While in middle school, Bass began volunteering for Bobby Kennedy's presidential campaign. She was enrolled in the Teacher's College. She spent her career as a physician assistant and community activist before seeking public office. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated (DST) has incorporated the requirement of completing and passing a background screening check as a part of the Membership Intake process. No one is above the law."[93]. In 2013, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. made history by becoming the FIRST African American organization to adopt a national resolution urging the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to act within its regulatory authority to ban menthol-flavored cigarettes and thereby providing leadership for other organizations. Former mayor Antonio Villaraigosa endorsed Bass. Bass began her term the following day, December 12. Karen Ruth Bass ( / bs /; born October 3, 1953) is an American politician, social worker and former physician assistant who is serving as the 43rd mayor of Los Angeles since 2022. 19261929. [86], Bass supports universal health care and was one of the founders of the Congressional Medicare for All Caucus. First African American woman in the nation to receive the Ph.D. degree in sociology; first African American to receive Phi Beta Kappa honors at University of Pennsylvania; 4th National President of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Dr. Valarie Ena Swain-Cade McCoullum, Ed.D, Vice Provost for University Life at University of Pennsylvania; first female president of Cheyney University, the oldest HBCU in the United States (199192); former Chair of the Landmark School Equity Educational Panel, resulting in the settlement of a major suit against the Philadelphia School District, Former First Lady of Wilberforce University; wife of, 10th President of Saint Augustine's College; first female President, Writer, educator, advocate for women's rights and racial justice; Wilberforce University Dean of Women; a copyist for Frederick Douglass during his tenure as Recorder of Deeds for DC, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Baranco Automotive Group (one of the first AA owned car dealerships in the Atlanta area); former Assistant Attorney General of Georgia; first African American woman to chair Georgia Board of Regents, President of Susan Bass Group; former VP of Communications & Community Relations for the Atlanta Falcons, VP of Corporate Communications, Pitney Bowles. She is the co-founder of the Afro-American Cultural Center in North Carolina. Founder; charter member of Lambda chapter; born in Chicago, Illinois. [45] She did not attend President Trump's inauguration after conducting a poll on Twitter. In 1908, she was appointed to teach in Washington public schools. Bass previously served as Chair of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. [1][2] A member of the Democratic Party, Bass had previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011 to 2022, representing California's 33rd congressional district from 2011 to 2013 and California's 37th congressional district from 2013 to 2022. She chaired the Congressional Black Caucus during the 116th Congress. 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. She has also introduced more than 50 bills and resolutions pertaining to democracy protection, expanding economic opportunity, and other issues in Africa. First Black female U.S. She has a rating of 10% from the conservative California Tax Payers Association. 20082013, McIntyre earned a Master of Education degree from the University of New Orleans at age 20. 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 was the first African-American to be awarded the Phi Beta Kappa key. News anchor at WTTG Fox-5 in Washington, D.C. First Black woman accepted into membership in the Screen Writer's Guild; wrote, Morning and noon anchor at WHNT TV 19 in Huntsville, Alabama, Radio personality for 98.7 KissFM New York; former Miss Teen New York, SNCC worker; one of the few white northerners to join the, One of the founders of National Association of Colored Women; civil rights activist and suffragist, Native American activist; founder of Americans for Indian Opportunity; first Native American woman to run for Vice President of the United States; founding board member of the National Urban League and National Women's Political Caucus; currently serves on the boards of Think New Mexico and Advancement of Maori Opportunity, and advisory boards for the National Museum of the American Indian, American Civil Liberties Union, and the Delphi International Group, Civil rights activist; first African-American to enroll and graduate from the University of Alabama despite Governor George Wallace's infamous ", Eighth President of the National Association of Colored Women; founder of the, Civil rights activist; Wife of slain civil rights leader, Civil rights activist; Freedom Rider; featured in PBS documentary, Anthropologist, author, actress, civil rights activist; wife of, Civil rights activist; went to Selma in 1929 with George Washington Carver; inspired and convinced Dr. Martin Luther King to march on Selma in 1965; guest of honor when President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law; first African American to run for Congress in Alabama (in 1964), Member of the Historic Wiley Debate team as portrayed in, Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought and Professor of History at the, Wilberforce University Board of Trustees member; former Dean of Allen University in Columbia, SC; President of the Ohio State Federation of Women's Clubs; Vice-President of the Ohio Council of Republican Women, Chancellor, San Diego Community College District; former President of San Diego Mesa College and of Saddleback College, First Black female superintendent of the Philadelphia Public School system (1982-1993); national social action chairman of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority; Visual Artist, First National Principal of the Year 1994, Milwaukee, WI, President of Chicago State University (CSU); W.K. Beta Kappa key ideals of a Delta Sigma Theta ( ) members ( commonly referred as! Theta ( ) members ( commonly referred to as Deltas ) President of Congressional... Active role in the 1970s. [ 23 ] she visited Cuba eight times in the 1970s. 23! Threat: `` You vote for revenue and your career is over ''. 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