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Jean Ledwith King is not a household name. But she was a force in changing the rules and culture around gender equity, in Michigan and across the country.
Washtenaw United: 03/15/21
WEMU has partnered with the United Way of Washtenaw County to explore the people, organizations, and institutions creating opportunity and equity in our area. And, as part of this ongoing series, you’ll also hear from the people benefiting and growing from the investments being made in the areas of our community where there are gaps in available services. It is a community voice. It is Washtenaw United.
ABOUT ALMA WHEELER SMITH:
Alma Smith served in the Michigan Legislature for 14 years, 6 in the House and 8 in the Senate. She served on the powerful Appropriations Committee in both chambers. Prior to service in the Legislature, she worked as a Senior Producer at the University of Michigan Television Center and Legislative Coordinator for State Senator Lana Pollack. While working and raising three children, Alma represented her community as an Ann Arbor Cablecasting Commissioner, South Lyon Community Schools Board of Education Trus
The story of Albert Wheeler, Ann Arbor’s first and only Black mayor
Updated Feb 28, 2021;
Posted Feb 28, 2021
Albert Wheeler at his desk at the University of Michigan in November 1968, seven years before he would become Ann Arbor s first Black mayor.Ann Arbor News archives courtesy of OldNews.AADL.org
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ANN ARBOR, MI The elections that catapulted Albert Wheeler into the Ann Arbor mayor’s office in 1975 and led to his ouster three years later were nothing short of unusual.
They involved razor-thin margins, a controversial new voting system later repealed, and a reelection victory followed by a court battle and special redo election.