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Robert C. Weaver became the first Black-American to serve in a president's cabinet when he was appointed Secretary of Housing and Urban Development by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1966. [4] Patricia Roberts Harris was the first black woman to serve in a presidential cabinet when she was named to the same position by President Jimmy Carter in
The Black Cabinet was an unofficial group of African-American advisors to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. African-American federal employees in the executive branch formed an unofficial Federal Council of Negro Affairs to try to influence federal policy on race issues.
Geraldine Whittington (September 11, 1931 – January 24, 1993) was the personal executive secretary to President Lyndon B. Johnson, and was the first African-American secretary in the White House. Johnson was famous for working long hours and insisting his assistants worked long hours as well.
These assistants run their offices, and they've seen it ALL.
The post What Black Americans should know about Biden’s executive order on AI appeared first on TheGrio. In his historic order, President Biden seeks to advance equity and civil rights by ...
First African-American to serve as an executive of the United Methodist Publishing House: W. T. Handy Jr. First African-American woman elected to U.S. House of Representatives: Shirley Chisholm (New York) First African-American appointed as a United States Assistant Secretary of State: Barbara M. Watson
Richard Parsons, prominent Black executive who led Time Warner and Citigroup, dies at 76. Associated Press. December 27, 2024 at 12:44 AM.
Katie Johnson, left, personal secretary to the president of the United States, with Barack Obama at the White House in 2009 [1] [2] [3]. A secretary, administrative assistant, executive assistant, personal secretary, [4] or other similar titles is an individual whose work consists of supporting management, including executives, using a variety of project management, program evaluation ...