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Barbara Charline Jordan (February 21, 1936 – January 17, 1996) was an American lawyer, educator, [1] and politician.A Democrat, she was the first African American elected to the Texas Senate after Reconstruction, the first Southern African-American woman elected to the United States House of Representatives, [2] and one of the first two African Americans elected to the U.S. House from the ...
Along with Barbara Jordan and Joe Lockridge, he was one of three African-American members elected in 1966, the first ones since 1896. [5] [6] Graves was a major force in the Civil Rights Movement during which he worked with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. A businessman, he was an alumnus of Texas Southern University and Princeton University.
Jordan Chase (birth name Eugene Greer), is a highly intelligent and well known and highly regarded author, a motivational speaker, and the main antagonist of Season 5 along with Stan Liddy. His book Take It Now is an international bestseller, and Vince Masuka counts himself among Chase's most loyal fans.
Barbara Jordan was a woman of many firsts in her career. In her relatively short time in Congress and the Texas State Senate, she left an immeasurable impact. Bridges: Texan Barbara Jordan was ...
Colleen Zenk. Colleen Zenk is an American actress. She is known for her role as Barbara Ryan in the CBS daytime soap opera, As the World Turns, a role she played from September 1978 until the show ended in September 2010. She received three Daytime Emmy Awards nominations for her performance.
Melissa Peterman (born July 1, 1971) [1] is an American actress, television host and comedian. She has played the role of Barbra Jean in the television comedy series Reba, [2] appeared as Bonnie Wheeler in the ABC Family/Freeform series Baby Daddy, and was host of ABC Family's Dancing Fools, ABC's Bet on Your Baby, and CMT's The Singing Bee.
Barbara Jordan (born April 2, 1957) is an American former professional tennis player who won the 1979 Australian Open singles title. Jordan also won the mixed doubles title at the 1983 French Open with Eliot Teltscher. Jordan was a three-time All-American at Stanford University, where she obtained her degree in economics in three years.
Subject. Barbara Jordan. Location. Austin, Texas, United States. Coordinates. 30°17′14.9″N 97°44′26.2″W. / 30.287472°N 97.740611°W / 30.287472; -97.740611. Bruce Wolfe 's statue of Barbara Jordan on the University of Texas at Austin campus was erected in 2009. [1] [2]