Essay on Maxine Waters: Raising consciousness, not money

Mrs.Chisholm displayed the characteristics of a true Visionary Leader by creating a vision of diversity. Thomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education [BCEE] (2016) defines “Diversity”, as personal life experiences, geographic background, socioeconomic background, cultural knowledge, educational background, work background, language abilities, physical abilities, philosophical/spiritual perspectives, age, race, ethnicity, and gender. In 1968, she achieved and promoted diversity by becoming the first African American woman elected to the United

Michelle Obama is the topic of this research for she is a role model and inspiration to Americans across the nation. Michelle’s life has shown nothing but mere dedication, outstanding perseverance, a willingness to learn, affect change and be a leader to those who believe and admire her work. Raised on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, Obama is the daughter of Fraser Robinson III, a city water plant employee and Democratic precinct captain (Slevin, 2015). During her early years, Michelle has seen the detrimental effects segregation can have on a community, which was later reflected on her fight against inequality. Being raised on the

Shirley Chisholm’s deep involvement within the community strengthened her political influence. She grew more alert to the problems that affected her people such as police brutality, poverty, and women’s lack of rights. Chisholm was an active participant in many community groups such as the League of Women Voters and the Seventeenth Assembly District Democratic Club while also being active in the Democratic Party. Through her experiences, she gained great leadership skills by having responsibilities and learning the art of organizing and

“Fighting Shirley Chisholm” is what Chisholm called herself during her first Congressional Campaign. Beginning with her inauguration in 1968, championed liberal legislation from her seat in the house. In 1969 Chisholm became the first African-American Congresswoman. She represented New York's 12th Congressional District for seven terms from 1969 to 1983.After initially being assigned to the House of Forestry Committee, she shocked many by demanding reassignment. Chisholm was placed on the Veterans’ affair committee, eventually, she graduated to the Education and labor Committee and became one of the Founding members of the Congressional Black

Author of The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness and an associate professor here at Ohio State, wrote an article “Why Hilary Clinton Doesn’t Deserve the Black Vote.” This article not only touches on how Hilary Clinton is only using black people as her “winning card (Alexander, 2)” in the 2016 Election, but also her past decisions she made as the wife of the 42nd President of the United States that should be taken into consideration by black voters. Mrs. Clinton and Bernie Sanders are the two Democratic Party presidential candidates. Although Bernie Sanders promises “a political revolution that will bring universal healthcare, a living wage, an end to rampant Wall Street greed, and the dismantling of the vast prison state...(Alexander, 5),” Hilary Clinton seems to be receiving all of the black votes, according to recent polls. Alexander explains that because many African Americans believed (and still believe) that Bill Clinton was the first “black president,” Ms. Clinton will receive several black votes.

The author’s of Women and Elective Office and Silent Covenants: Brown v. Board of Education and the Unfulfilled Hopes for Racial Reform attempt to show the struggles toward inequality for both black ethnics in the public education sector and women pursuing a career in U.S. politics. Sue Thomas and Clyde Wilcox, the authors of Women and Elective Office exemplify some of today’s latest research surrounding women officeholders in the United States. Throughout the book, they transition from the history of women’s roles in American politics, to their current status, and to the future for women in politics. Women have broken a lot of barriers with regards to attaining important political roles in government office, however still have a while to

African American women’s leadership in the community is translating into political power. What has once been seen as a political liability, gender and race, is now turning into political capital. Just as African American women used their exclusive perspective to further social justice movements, they are using that it in the political world and are being just as successful. Their presence in local, state, and federal government is increasing. Because of their ability to connect to those they represent and think outside of the box, African America women are becoming very successful political actors. Since they are able to weave traditional

As a young child, politics has always been a complicated idea that I could never wrap my mind around. Even knowing nothing whatsoever over politics and the government, I could still see that there was something truly wrong with politics, and as I grew older, I began to understand politics as it itself is in a state of dysfunction. The question at hand here is how and why this dysfunction is occurring in our politics today. For many experts, they have found that it can all be centered on one main topic. Even though many experts have various viewpoints when it comes to politics, many can agree that it is partisanship that is causing dysfunction in politics, however there are also those who believe otherwise.

Political dysfunction is no surprise to the American Populace; in fact, today it’s almost expected. As we see with the fairly recent presidential elections between Republican Nominee [now president] Donald Trump and Democratic Nominee and Senator Hilary Clinton, our current political system is amuck. It is asinine, it’s crazy, it is viscous, and above all else, it is in shambles. This paves the way for the million-dollar question we are all left racking our brains to answer – what happened to us? This question, along with the answers to such is examined by author Mike Lofgren in his book The Party is Over, and is the topic of this essay paper. More specifically, today I would like to dive a bit deeper and explore the answer to a question a

The biography given is ideally the description most of us would deny that person to be someone elected to the United States Senate; nor a viable candidate to lead the powerful nation on earth. Believing either of these to be true puts us as the country that is down the list of electing women. A history fact clarifies that black men were giving the right to vote before women of any race. Along with gaining the position of power before any women. Steinem strongly points out that if her female version of Barack Obama were named Achola Obama there would have never been a chance for her. She would be in the same boat as Hillary Clinton. Neither of them could have Obama’s nor Bill Clintons public style without being too emotional or in other words to

In “Developing better political leaders: The case for a school government,” Paul G. Thomas argues that Canadian society needs a school of government to improve the quality of its politicians. Through this educational process political leaders will develop their skills and become more credible, effective and ethically aware, benefitting Canada on a social and economic level. Thomas reveals the current degree of mistrust between Canadian citizens and their political representatives. The political parties ability to “campaign in poetry and govern in prose”(247) further heightens Canadians dissatisfaction with their leaders. He states politicians manipulate public opinion to gain voter support and this results in election promises that are not implemented. Also, he suggests a

Cronin states that “the American people will never be completely satisfied with their politicians, nor should they be. The ideal politician is a fiction because the ideal politician would be able to please absolutely everyone and make conflicts disappear.” (pg 307) However, we know this can never happen. Most families today can’t agree on what to have for dinner and we expect them to try to figure out a political party they want to support and then with that party who do they want to vote for.

Prior to the 1960s, rarely was there black representation in Congress. Putting aside for a moment the irony of this in a country that declared its independence under the banner of “no taxation with representation,” this posed a serious issue for the black community.

Hillary R. Clinton once said that “There cannot be true democracy unless Women’s voices are heard” (conference in Vienna, Austria 1997). That very brilliant quote relates to a very strong woman by the name of Maya Angelou. Angelou is “America’s most visible black female autobiographer and speakers” (scholar Joanne M. Braxton). She is known for her speeches, poems, and books, but what stood out to me the most was her 1993 inauguration speech when Bill Clinton was sworn into the White House. Ironically, in her poem “On the Pulse of Morning” Maya Angelou uses clear rhetoric, prehistoric metaphoric images, and inspirational concepts to alert her audience to treat the world differently.

There are countless inspirational leaders who used their voice to make a greater impact on the lives of many. The ‘brand names’ we all know of are Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. , Malcolm X, Gandhi, Oprah, and the list goes on. But, there is a certain woman whose story has been untold and most have failed to acknowledge. This individual has healed her nation through her philosophy of peace and equality, a winner of the multiple awards such as the Noble Peace prize, Indira Gandhi Prize, Glamour Awards: The Chosen Ones, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She is the world’s very first elected black female and Africa's first elected female head of state. She even holds a degree from Harvard University and is Liberia’s very own Iron Lady. This phenomenal