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New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, the state's first Black Assembly speaker, has passed away after she was hospitalized for an undisclosed medical issue, her family announced.
Sheila Yvette Oliver (July 14, 1952 – August 1, 2023) was an American politician who served as the second lieutenant governor of New Jersey from 2018 until her death in 2023. A member of the Democratic Party , Oliver was the first Black woman to serve as lieutenant governor of New Jersey and was the first woman of color elected to statewide ...
Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, the first Black woman elected to statewide office in New Jersey history, was remembered in a memorial service Saturday as a trailblazer who fought to help those in need.
Rev. Al Sharpton, Dionne Warrick were among mourners to say words about Oliver TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Lt. Gov. Sheila The post Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver remembered in a memorial service as fighter ...
Robert Oliver Reed (13 February 1938 – 2 May 1999) was an English actor, known for his upper-middle class, macho image [1] and his heavy-drinking, "hellraiser" lifestyle. [2] [3] His screen career spanned over 40 years, between 1955 and 1999. At the peak of his career, in 1971, British exhibitors voted Reed fifth-most-popular star at the box ...
Gail Russell and her future husband Guy Madison, April 1946. The Uninvited was directed by Lewis Allen and was a big success. Producer Charles Brackett wrote that filming with Russell proved difficult; he said that she would cry on set with her mother, claiming she had a sore throat, but in fact, Russell was crying because Director Lewis Allen had made her wear a hat for a scene which she did ...
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy named Secretary of State Tahesha Way to be the state's next lieutenant governor, a month after Sheila Oliver died after a short hospitalization. Way's appointment takes ...
In 1969 and 1970, White starred opposite Rodney Bewes in the first two series of the sitcom Dear Mother...Love Albert. [8] She received glowing reviews for her performance as Messalina, the third wife of the Emperor Claudius (Derek Jacobi) in the BBC classic serial I, Claudius (1976), and in EastEnders she played Carol Hanley, the biological mother of Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean).