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INSPIRATION TO START YOUR WEEK

Barbara Jordan was she was the first African American elected to the Texas Senate after Reconstruction, the first southern black female elected to the United States House of Representatives, and the first African-American woman to deliver a keynote address at a Democratic National Convention.
Barbara Jordan was she was the first African American elected to the Texas Senate after Reconstruction, the first southern black female elected to the United States House of Representatives, and the first African-American woman to deliver a keynote address at a Democratic National Convention.
Nov 28, 2022

“Just remember the world is not a playground, but a schoolroom. Life is not a holiday but an education.”

Barbara Jordan, lawyer, educator and former member of Congress.

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