“A POWERFUL SISTERHOOD,” A SERIES HIGHLIGHTING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF PAST AND PRESENT BLACK WOMEN LAWMAKERS IN CALIFORNIA
Serving Is ‘Labor’ Of Love For New Senator
By Genoa Barrow | OBSERVER Senior Staff Writer When Sydney Kamlager-Dove vacated the California Senate to move up to the U.S. Congress, she sought out another Black woman to replace her. That woman, Lola Smallwood-Cuevas, is featured in the fifth installment of our “A Powerful Sisterhood” series that highlights the contributions of past and present…
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Leader ‘Identifies’ Opportunities For Collaboration
By Genoa Barrow | OBSERVER Senior Staff Writer Each of the five Black women serving in the California Legislative Black Caucus talk about the importance of diversity and seeing others who “look like them” in the political space. That has added meaning for Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Oakland), featured in the fourth installment of our “A…
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Lawmaker Opening Doors To New Possibilities
By Genoa Barrow | OBSERVER Senior Staff Writer The Black women who have served in the state legislature have come from various backgrounds and walks of life. But each came to the Capitol possessing a determination to improve the system – and the lives of citizens – from within and having made a certain level…
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Steel Sharpens Steel
By Genoa Barrow | OBSERVER Senior Staff Writer Back in 2019, The OBSERVER named Assemblymember Shirley N. Weber its Person of the Year, mainly for her work demanding police reform in the wake of the tragic death of a local unarmed Black man in 2018. In addition to getting Assembly Bill 392, aka the Stephon…
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Assembly Starts Black Women On Political Path
By Genoa Barrow | OBSERVER Senior Staff Writer A number of Black women have gone on from the California state legislature to continue their political service in other realms and roles. The OBSERVER highlights a few here — Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, Sydney Kamlager-Dove, Holly Mitchell and Karen Bass. Ladies First Yvonne Brathwaite Burke (D-Los Angeles)…
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