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Of course, Jordan came to the House in 1973 with certain advantages. Her reputation as the first black woman elected to Congress from the South preceded her. And while there were dozens of look-alike white male freshmen, no one was likely to confuse Barbara Jordan with anyone else. Still, it was another black woman Yvonne Braithwaite Burke of Los Angeles who was singled out as the real star; Burke had been temporary chairman of the 1972 Democratic Convention and her picture, not Jordan’s, dominated the women’s pages. Burke and Jordan were the two fledgling Democrats singled out by the Kennedy Institute at Harvard to attend a special month-long seminar just before they took office (William Cohen of Maine and Alan Steelman of Texas were the Republicans). Not once during that month did the two black women discuss any unique problems they might encounter in an overwhelmingly white male institution. ....
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A $2.5 million grant from the Schwarzenegger Institute helped pay for new polling places to increase voter access in eight states with a history of voter suppression. “People have to recognize the fact that they have tremendous power,” Schwarzenegger said. “Voting is the most important thing you can do.” Harris Co. Judge @LinaHidalgoTX was honored today alongside Former CA Gov. Arnold @Schwarzenegger. They each received the first annual Jack Brooks Award for their efforts in expanding voting access. More on @khou at 6:00! pic.twitter.com/F6p9l4GhCl Janelle Bludau (@JanelleKHOU) April 27, 2021 Hidalgo worked with other Houston leaders to make voting easier by adding more early voting locations, drive-thru voting and 24-hour polling places. The changes helped lead to the highest Harris County turnout since 1992. ....
Lina Hidalgo and Arnold Schwarzenegger Talk Elections and The Future of Voting Online Tuesday, April 27, At Noon CDT News provided by Share this article Share this article HOUSTON, April 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Jack Brooks Foundation is hosting an inaugural award ceremony featuring a frank discussion about voting and elections with award recipients Lina Hidalgo and Arnold Schwarzenegger, online and open to the public free of charge on Tuesday, April 27, at 12 noon CDT. The host of the panel discussion, Elections and the Future of Voting, will be CBS News Correspondent Omar Villafranca. The panel discussion promises to be a lively encounter between two very determined leaders who found creative ways to help Americans vote. Interested viewers can register and access a link to view the event at h ....