Murphy was an ardent supporter of the major political issues of the day, including voting rights for women. After attending "Crack: The Death of a Race", a San Francisco conference hosted by the Reverend Cecil Williams, she decided to organize a response. She was dedicated and studious, and graduated from Howard in 1913 as valedictorian and slass president. [95], Bass has fought to give tax reductions for small businesses to hire new employees, increase the flow of credit to small businesses so they can grow and create jobs, and extend the research and development tax credit that encourages innovation and job creation. Below is a list of Delta Sigma Theta () members (commonly referred to as Deltas). She became the first female president of Alabama State University. Special thank you to Patrick for holding it down at home and to Phoenix for sharing her Mom!!! [32], As speaker, Bass promoted numerous laws to improve the state's child welfare system. The poem embodies the ideals of a Delta Sigma Theta woman. Her 2010 campaign contributions came from diverse groups, with none donating more than 15% of her total campaign funds. She implemented the Delta Arts and Letters program. During her years at Howard University, she played an active role in the collegiate chapter of the NAACP. Listed below are notable members of Delta Sigma Theta, and includes the founders, presidents, and members who excel in various fields including arts and entertainment, business, civil rights, education, health, law, politics, science, and sports . of Justice post", "WIC Biography Major General Marcelite J. Harris", "9-11 Victim Memorial: Lt. Col. Karen Wagner", "A Delta's Point of View Attacking the Cradle to Prison Pipeline", "Diplomat Shirley Barnes Is Confirmed For Envoy Post In Madagascar", "The Honorable Viola O. 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Bette Wimbish, St. Petersburg's first black City Council member, dies", "Violet Edwards elected Madison County's first Black woman commissioner", "Charter Day 2004 Distinguished Alumni Biographies", "Andree Pickens Competes for Olympic Pole Vault Berth This Week", Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated official website, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Delta_Sigma_Theta_sisters&oldid=1142316608. She spent her career as a physician assistant and community activist before seeking public office. [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. Before her election to Congress, Bass represented the 47th district in the California State Assembly for six years. She won her primary with 89.18% of the vote and was reelected to a fifth term with 88.2% of the vote. 19631967. 19191923. Websites. In 1953, she assisted in the creation of the Queens Alumnae Chapter. 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. She represented California's 33rd congressional district during her first term, though redistricting moved her to the 37th district in 2012. After graduating, she became a teacher in the New York City public school system. Founder of the Southeast Tennis and Learning Center; founder and CEO of the Recreation Wish List Committee (RWLC) of Washington, D.C.; former First Lady of Washington, D.C. Executive Director of the National Coalition of Black Civic Participation; civic leader; civil rights activist who implemented VOTE Election Reform Task Force, Unity Civic Engagement & Voter Empowerment Campaign, and ReBuild Hope NOW; charter member of the Future PAC, Broker at Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. (C&W), a global commercial real estate firm; first AA broker in the New England area of Cushman & Wakefield, Inc.; first AA woman to hold this position for a major real estate firm in Massachusetts, Managing Director in Global Capital Markets at, Founder, President and CEO of the ComfortCake Company LLC; former senior marketing executive with Gillette, Pillsbury and L'Oreal; first African-American elected to the Board of Directors of the National Association of the Specialty Food Trade, First African American student to attend the University of Arkansas School of Medicine; first female president of the, Executive V.P. She was enrolled in the Teacher's College. [1] The rule resulted in new jobs in Los Angeles. [19], Bass was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Wilhelmina (ne Duckett) and DeWitt Talmadge Bass. [3][4][5][6][7], A Los Angeles native, Bass attended college at California State University, Dominguez Hills and the University of Southern California. Harrison received an honorary doctorate degree from Langston University, and implemented the Delta Christmas Party. She was chosen to present to Lady Eleanor Roosevelt before an audience. You should already have 24 semester hours or 36 quarter hours. Sorority members were among the first black women to enter into state and national politics: Delta Sigma Theta member Shirley Chisholm became the first African American woman elected to Congress . Following their divorce, Bass and Lechuga jointly raised their daughter and her siblings, Bass's four stepchildren, Scythia, Omar, Yvette, and Ollin. The sorority was founded on January 13, 1913, at Howard University[1] and was first incorporated in Washington, D.C., on February 9, 1913. These include Kappa Alpha Psi, Omega Psi Phi, Delta Sigma Theta, Phi Beta Sigma, Zeta Phi Beta, Sigma Gamma Rho, and Iota Phi Theta. The five major donors to her campaign were labor unions, with $101,950; financial institutions, with $90,350; health professionals, with $87,900; the entertainment industry, with $52,400; and lawyers and law firms, with $48,650. [25][26] She also received her master's degree in social work from the University of Southern California in 2015. [citation needed], Bass believes that the criminal justice system is broken in part due to the disproportionate incarceration rates of poor people of color. Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under President Barack Obama, 2009-2013; Environmental Director for Apple, Inc. Former Ambassador to the U.S. from Nassau, Bahamas, Current Ambassador to the Republic of Sierra Leone, Assistant Secretary of Labor in the Kennedy administration. [48], Bass served as the second vice chair of the Congressional Black Caucus during the 115th Congress. THE AFRICAN AMERICAN TOBACCO CONTROL COUNCIL PRESENTS THE NAACP & DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY, INC WITH THE KAREN BASS VISIONARY LEADER . [23] She visited Cuba eight times in the 1970s.[23][24]. Bass was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2010. Founder; born in Dallas, Texas. 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 . It is the responsibility of those seeking membership in Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated to ensure the credit hours and cumulative grade point averages appear on the official transcript provided by the school of current enrollment or the degree-granting institution in order for the application to be considered. The two Republicans were ousted from their party leadership positions over the agreement. In 1914, she graduated as valedictorian of the Teacher's College. This is a crisis and will only get worse with inaction. She has also introduced more than 50 bills and resolutions pertaining to democracy protection, expanding economic opportunity, and other issues in Africa. As vice chair, she commissioned the first ever "State of Black California" report, which included a statewide organizing effort to involve Black Californians in town halls in every part of the state with a prevalent Black community to solicit ideas for a legislative agenda. Campbell became an educator and she spent the vast majority of her adulthood working in Seattle, Washington toward better race relations. Her family had a substantial amount of financial and social authority. [citation needed], Speaker Fabian Nez appointed Bass California State Assembly majority whip for the 200506 legislative session and majority floor leader for the 200708 legislative session. While in office she implemented the Delta Teen-Lift program. She also served in the California State Assembly from 2004 to 2010 and spent her final term serving as speaker. Delta Sigma Theta boasts the distinction of being the largest Black sorority globally with over 350,000 members and 1,000 chapterscollegiate and alumnaein the United States, Canada,. [67], On September 27, 2021, Bass announced her candidacy for mayor of Los Angeles in the 2022 election. 20082013, McIntyre earned a Master of Education degree from the University of New Orleans at age 20. Boyd was the first African American woman to earn a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Yale University. [94] She co-sponsored House Resolution 729, which expressed support for defense aid to Israel. Presidents Nixon and Ford appointed her to serve on national educational commissions. 26/02/2023 . The six honorees are following in the footsteps of legendary pop-culture influencers Angela Bassett , Ruby Dee , Aretha Franklin, and Cicely Tyson. Founder; North Carolina native. Bass, Dave Cogdill, Darrell Steinberg, and Michael Villines received the 2010 Profile in Courage Award for their leadership in the budget negotiations and their efforts to address the severe financial crisis. In 2019, Bass introduced two pieces of legislation to address student loan debt. Former mayor Antonio Villaraigosa endorsed Bass. 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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. She graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. [92] Of the vote, she tweeted, "He abused the power of his office. 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. "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. 197 SharesShare195Tweet2ShareWere you aware that the first Chairwoman of the Louisiana Democratic Party is a member of Delta Sigma Theta? 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[15][16][17][18] She was ceremonially sworn in on December 11, 2022 by Vice President Kamala Harris. Bass became speaker during a period of severe economic turmoil. [96], In 2018, the Los Angeles Stonewall Democratic Club named Bass its Public Official of the Year. She also holds an Honorary Doctorate of Divinity degree from the Christian Bible College of Louisiana. [107] Her daughter, Emilia Bass-Lechuga, and son-in-law, Michael Wright, were killed in a car crash in 2006. "[65], In November 2020, Biden considered Bass for Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and Secretary of Health and Human Services. . 19831988. 1/ pbs.twimg.com/media/EfKoltpWkAEqk13?format=jpg&name=small", "Who Are Contenders for Biden's Cabinet? Susan Davis California - State: California (Incumbent) Party: Democrat Sorority Affiliation: Delta Phi Epsilon She was the first Black principal at an all-white Mecklenburg County school, and the first Black teacher at UNCC. 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