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Carol Moseley Braun (b August 16, 1947) is a former U.S. Senator, American diplomat, politician, and lawyer. She was the first Black American woman to serve in the U.S. Senate. Moseley Braun was also the first Black American U.S. Senator from the Democratic Party, the first woman to defeat an incumbent U.S. Senator in an election, and the first female U.S. Senator from Illinois.
Carol Moseley was born in Chicago, Illinois, on August 16, 1947. Possessing an early interest in politics, she worked on the campaign of Harold Washington, the first Black American mayor of Chicago. In 1972, she graduated from the University of Chicago School of Law, where she met and later married Michael Braun.
Moseley Braun worked in the United States Attorney's office in Chicago from 1973 until 1977. An Assistant United States Attorney, her work in housing, health policy, and environmental law won her the Attorney General's Special Achievement Award. In 1978 she was elected to the Illinois state House of Representatives, becoming the first Black American woman to serve as assistant majority leader in that body. She was the first Black American to hold an executive position in Cook County, which she held for a decade before being elected the Cook County Illinois Recorder of Deeds in 1988.
Believing politicians were out of touch with the average American, Moseley-Braun decided to run for Congress. In 1992 she was elected to the Senate, becoming the first Black American woman senator. In the Senate, Moseley-Braun also became the first woman to serve on the Finance Committee, and the second woman to serve on the Senate Judiciary Committee. During her term in the Senate, Moseley-Braun helped create legislation to overhaul school reform, assist divorced and widowed women, and created a National Park Service initiative to fund historic preservation of the Underground Railroad. In 1994, she also authored the Educational Infrastructure Act, which channeled education funds into low-income communities. Moseley Braun was the sole Black American in the Senate during her tenure.
Following her time in the Senate, she served as the United States Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa from 1999 to 2001. In both 2000 and 2004 Moseley-Braun ran for President, making her only the second Black woman to seek the Democratic presidential nomination; she also ran for Mayor of Chicago in 2011. Since 2001, Moseley-Braun has taught political science at Morris Brown College and DePaul University, and managed GoodWorks International business consulting company in Chicago. She also became a visiting professor of political science at Northwestern University in November 2016.
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Links:
Carol Moseley Braun:
senate.gov/artandhistory/history/oral_history/MoseleyBraunCarol.htm
MOSELEY BRAUN, Carol:
history.house.gov/People/Listing/M/MOSELEY-BRAUN,-Carol-(M001025)
Carol Moseley Braun - ‘Small wonder’ there is not more diversity in Congress:
washingtonpost.com/blogs/she-the-people/wp/2014/02/26/carol-moseley-braun-small-wonder-there-is-not-more-diversity-in-congress
Carol Moseley Braun, Politician:
aaregistry.org/story/carole-moseley-braun-born
The Honorable Carol Moseley Braun:
thehistorymakers.org/biography/honorable-carol-moseley-braun
Black woman joins US presidential race:
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/2778647.stm
Former Sen. Carol Moseley Braun on making history, watching it in the mayoral race:
chicago.suntimes.com/2019/3/26/18422411/former-sen-carol-moseley-braun-on-making-history-watching-it-in-the-mayoral-race
Senate Candidate Battles the Odds in Illinois - Politics: Carol Moseley Braun is black. She’s a woman. And she’s short of cash. But her run for office, born of the Thomas hearings, looks like a winner:
latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-08-02-mn-5679-story.html
The Senators:
lasentinel.net/the-senators.html
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Carol Moseley Braun (b August 16, 1947) is a former U.S. Senator, American diplomat, politician, and lawyer. She was the first Black American woman to serve in the U.S. Senate. Moseley Braun was also the first Black American U.S. Senator from the Democratic Party, the first woman to defeat an incumbent U.S. Senator in an election, and the first female U.S. Senator from Illinois.
Carol Moseley was born in Chicago, Illinois, on August 16, 1947. Possessing an early interest in politics, she worked on the campaign of Harold Washington, the first Black American mayor of Chicago. In 1972, she graduated from the University of Chicago School of Law, where she met and later married Michael Braun.
Moseley Braun worked in the United States Attorney's office in Chicago from 1973 until 1977. An Assistant United States Attorney, her work in housing, health policy, and environmental law won her the Attorney General's Special Achievement Award. In 1978 she was elected to the Illinois state House of Representatives, becoming the first Black American woman to serve as assistant majority leader in that body. She was the first Black American to hold an executive position in Cook County, which she held for a decade before being elected the Cook County Illinois Recorder of Deeds in 1988.
Believing politicians were out of touch with the average American, Moseley-Braun decided to run for Congress. In 1992 she was elected to the Senate, becoming the first Black American woman senator. In the Senate, Moseley-Braun also became the first woman to serve on the Finance Committee, and the second woman to serve on the Senate Judiciary Committee. During her term in the Senate, Moseley-Braun helped create legislation to overhaul school reform, assist divorced and widowed women, and created a National Park Service initiative to fund historic preservation of the Underground Railroad. In 1994, she also authored the Educational Infrastructure Act, which channeled education funds into low-income communities. Moseley Braun was the sole Black American in the Senate during her tenure.
Following her time in the Senate, she served as the United States Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa from 1999 to 2001. In both 2000 and 2004 Moseley-Braun ran for President, making her only the second Black woman to seek the Democratic presidential nomination; she also ran for Mayor of Chicago in 2011. Since 2001, Moseley-Braun has taught political science at Morris Brown College and DePaul University, and managed GoodWorks International business consulting company in Chicago. She also became a visiting professor of political science at Northwestern University in November 2016.
#HiddenFigures #CarolMoseleyBraun
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Did you know I wrote a book? ☺️ 'So, About That... A Year of Contemporary Essays on Race and Pop Culture'
Paperback: amazon.com/About-That-Contemporary-Essays-Culture-ebook/dp/B013V0CHK6
Kindle: amazon.com/dp/B013V0CHK6
Digital download (e-book): gumroad.com/l/IkUa
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Links:
Carol Moseley Braun:
senate.gov/artandhistory/history/oral_history/MoseleyBraunCarol.htm
MOSELEY BRAUN, Carol:
history.house.gov/People/Listing/M/MOSELEY-BRAUN,-Carol-(M001025)
Carol Moseley Braun - ‘Small wonder’ there is not more diversity in Congress:
washingtonpost.com/blogs/she-the-people/wp/2014/02/26/carol-moseley-braun-small-wonder-there-is-not-more-diversity-in-congress
Carol Moseley Braun, Politician:
aaregistry.org/story/carole-moseley-braun-born
The Honorable Carol Moseley Braun:
thehistorymakers.org/biography/honorable-carol-moseley-braun
Black woman joins US presidential race:
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/2778647.stm
Former Sen. Carol Moseley Braun on making history, watching it in the mayoral race:
chicago.suntimes.com/2019/3/26/18422411/former-sen-carol-moseley-braun-on-making-history-watching-it-in-the-mayoral-race
Senate Candidate Battles the Odds in Illinois - Politics: Carol Moseley Braun is black. She’s a woman. And she’s short of cash. But her run for office, born of the Thomas hearings, looks like a winner:
latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-08-02-mn-5679-story.html
The Senators:
lasentinel.net/the-senators.html
