Author of âPriscilla Seriesâ guest speaker at Livingstone College Virtual Women in History program Saturday The Livingstone College Katharine W. Osborne Women in History Program will begin at 11:30 a.m. via Zoom on April 10 featuring author M.J. Simms-Maddox, Ph.D., as the guest speaker. (Source: Submitted photo) By David Whisenant | April 8, 2021 at 6:22 AM EDT - Updated April 8 at 6:22 AM
SALISBURY, N.C. (WBTV) - From Livingstone College: Grab a front row seat from the comfort of your home this Saturday as Livingstone College celebrates women in history with a virtual program.
The Livingstone College Katharine W. Osborne Women in History Program will begin at 11:30 a.m. via Zoom on April 10 featuring author M.J. Simms-Maddox, Ph.D., as the guest speaker.
In 1963, a young businessman from Staunton ran for the House of Delegates on what was then considered something of a radical agenda.
He didnât think much of the poll tax that Virginia levied â and which was used to keep the electorate small, and with as few Black voters and poor white voters as possible.
He wanted to abolish the Pupil Placement Board that Virginia had set up to facilitate the continued segregation of schools after the U.S. Supreme Courtâs landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision.
He objected to the tuition grants that Virginia used to pay for white students to attend segregated private schools.
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Prairie View A&M University President Ruth J. Simmons, who previously served as president of both Brown University and Smith College, will deliver the keynote address at Princeton University’s 2021 Baccalaureate ceremony. Simmons was selected by the Committee on Honorary Degrees, which includes University trustees, faculty members and students, and approved by the Board of Trustees.
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“Ruth Simmons is a visionary leader who has throughout her career demonstrated the commitments to education, civic engagement, and social responsibility that we hope our graduates will exemplify in their lives,” said Princeton University President Christopher L. Eisgruber. “She is also a wise and thoughtful counselor. I have benefited on many occasions from her insightful guidance, and I am confident that our students will do so as well.”
In the late 1990s and again circa 2007, I met the esteemed Washington Superlawyer, lobbyist Vernon Jordan, who had performed some legal work for a client I represented, the Association of Finance and Insurance Professionals.
We were originally introduced by our mutual friend Chuck Manatt, an Iowan who had served as chairman of the Democratic National Committee. Jordan, who died March 1, was a black man who had endured outright bigotry for decades. As a student in Atlanta whose father was a postal worker, Jordan attended segregated schools. However, because his enterprising mother owned a successful catering business, he became acquainted with well-connected, elite southerners. After being rejected, because of his race, for a summer internship with an insurance company after his sophomore year at DePauw University, he returned home to work as a chauffeur and household aide to the aging segregationist Robert Maddox â a wealthy banker and former Atlanta mayor. During breaks, Jor
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