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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Delta Sigma Theta Politicians</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 320,919 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Born in Oakland, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/AL-born.html">Alameda County</a>, Calif., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1931/03-08.html">March 8, 1931</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawenforcement.html">Probation officer</a>; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1972/CA.html">1972</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1988/CA.html">1988</a> (alternate); field representative for State Sen. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/petitpren-pettis.html#006.81.85">Nicholas Petris</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/CA.html">California Democratic State Central Committee</a>, 1973. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/protestant.html">Protestant</a>. Member, <b>Delta Sigma Theta</b>. Still living as of 1988. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Daughter of Fred Alphonso Lester and Alberta (Penn) Lester; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1954/">1954</a> to Robert Perry Abbott.</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Dorothy Wright Atkinson (b. 1911)</b> — also known as <b>Dorothy W. Atkinson</b>; <b>Dorothy Wright</b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DC/wa-lived.html">Washington</a>, D.C. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DC/wa-born.html">Washington</a>, D.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1911/10-31.html">October 31, 1911</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/teacher.html">School teacher</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/faculty.html">college teacher</a>; delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1960/DC.html">1960</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/baptist.html">Baptist</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/african.html">African</a> ancestry. Member, <b>Delta Sigma Theta</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lwv.html">League of Women Voters</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/urban-league.html">Urban League</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aauw.html">American Association of University Women</a>. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Daughter of John L. Wright and Letitia (Ferguson) Wright; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1930/06-23.html">June 23, 1930</a>, to R. R. Atkinson.</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Philip Blank (b. 1898)</b> — of Brooklyn, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/KI-lived.html">Kings County</a>, N.Y. Born <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1898/05-08.html">May 8, 1898</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/drugs.html">Pharmacist</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/faculty.html">college teacher</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from Kings County 24th District, 1945-46. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/jewish.html">Jewish</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-pythias.html">Knights of Pythias</a>; <b>Delta Sigma Theta</b>. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Married to Dora Rubenstein.</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Dorothy A. Brown (b. 1954)</b> — of Chicago, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/CO-lived.html">Cook County</a>, Ill. Born in Minden, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/LA/WE-born.html">Webster Parish</a>, La., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1954/09-04.html">September 4, 1954</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/accounting.html">accountant</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/CO-officials.html">Cook County Circuit Clerk</a>, 2001-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2004/IL.html">2004</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/chicago.html">mayor of Chicago, Ill.</a>, 2007. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/pentecostal.html">Church of God in Christ</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/african.html">African</a> ancestry. Member, <b>Delta Sigma Theta</b>. Still living as of 2011. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy A. Brown (politician)">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=34069">OurCampaigns candidate detail</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Larcenia J. Bullard (b. 1947)</b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/DA-lived.html">Miami-Dade County</a>, Fla. Born in Allendale, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SC/AL-born.html">Allendale County</a>, S.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1947/07-21.html">July 21, 1947</a>. Democrat. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/ofc/sthse.html">Florida state house of representatives</a> 118th District, 1993-. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/baptist.html">Baptist</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/african.html">African</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/naacp.html">NAACP</a>; <b>Delta Sigma Theta</b>. Still living as of 1999. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/203/24.09.jpg" width=70 height=94 border=0 alt="Shirley Chisholm"></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Shirley Anita Chisholm (1924-2005)</b> — also known as <b>Shirley Chisholm</b>; <b>Shirley Anita St. Hill</b> — of Brooklyn, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/KI-lived.html">Kings County</a>, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/KI-born.html">Kings County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1924/11-30.html">November 30, 1924</a>. Democrat. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a>, 1965-68 (Kings County 17th District 1965, 45th District 1966, 55th District 1967-68); <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from New York</a> 12th District, 1969-83; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1972/index.html">1972</a>; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1980/NY.html">1980</a>; Honorary Co-Chair, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1984/officers.html">1984</a>; speaker, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1988/speakers.html">1988</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/methodist.html">Methodist</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/african.html">African</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lwv.html">League of Women Voters</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/naacp.html">NAACP</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/ams-dem-action.html">Americans for Democratic Action</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/nat-org-women.html">National Organization for Women</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/urban-league.html">Urban League</a>; <b>Delta Sigma Theta</b>. Inducted, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/natl-womens-hof.html">National Women's Hall of Fame</a>, 1993. Died in Ormond Beach, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/VO-died.html">Volusia County</a>, Fla., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2005/01-01.html">January 1, 2005</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/80.html">80 years, 32 days</a>). Entombed in mausoleum at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ER-buried.html#cms00118">Forest Lawn Cemetery</a>, Buffalo, N.Y. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Daughter of Charles Christopher St. Hill and Ruby (Seale) St. Hill; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1949/10-08.html">October 8, 1949</a>, to Conrad Chisholm; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1977/11-26.html">November 26, 1977</a>, to Arthur Hardwick, Jr.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Cross-reference:</i> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dufrene-dukakis.html#483.33.92">Bevan Dufty</a></span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Campaign slogan:</i> "Unbought and unbossed."</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000371">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=402510">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley Chisholm">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/436/000032340">NNDB dossier</a> — <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1596930">Internet Movie Database profile</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/10211114">Find-A-Grave memorial</a> — <a href="https://www.womenofthehall.org/inductee/shirley-chisholm/">National Women's Hall of Fame</a></span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Image source:</i> Library of Congress</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Bettye Davis (b. 1938)</b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AK/an-lived.html">Anchorage</a>, Alaska. Born in Louisiana, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1938/05-17.html">May 17, 1938</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/socialwork.html">Social worker</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AK/ofc/sthse.html">Alaska state house of representatives</a>; elected 1990, 1992, 1994; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alaska, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1996/AK.html">1996</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AK/ofc/stsen.html">Alaska state senate</a> District K, 2001-; defeated, 1996. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/african.html">African</a> ancestry. Member, <b>Delta Sigma Theta</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lwv.html">League of Women Voters</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/zonta.html">Zonta</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/naacp.html">NAACP</a>. Still living as of 2001. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Willye F. Clayton Dennis (1926-2012)</b> — also known as <b>Willye Dennis</b> — of Jacksonville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/DU-lived.html">Duval County</a>, Fla. Born in Jacksonville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/DU-born.html">Duval County</a>, Fla., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1926/03-14.html">March 14, 1926</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/librarian.html">Librarian</a>; civil rights leader; in December, 1989, she was the target of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/attempts.html">attempted murder</a> when a mail bomb was sent to her office; she did not open the package, and the bomb was defused; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/ofc/sthse.html">Florida state house of representatives</a> 15th District, 1993-99; resigned 1999; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1996/FL.html">1996</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/baptist.html">Baptist</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/african.html">African</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/naacp.html">NAACP</a>; <b>Delta Sigma Theta</b>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2012/03-09.html">March 9, 2012</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/85.html">85 years, 361 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Daughter of Eli Clayton and Claudia Clayton; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1954/02-07.html">February 7, 1954</a>, to Leo Dennis.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willye Dennis">Wikipedia article</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/politicalgraveyard/7764006848/"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/232/55.33.jpg" width=70 height=108 border=0 alt="Elizabeth Drewry"></a></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Elizabeth Simpson Drewry (1887-1979)</b> — also known as <b>Elizabeth Drewry</b>; <b>Elizabeth Simpson</b> — of Northfork, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/MD-lived.html">McDowell County</a>, W.Va. Born in Motley, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/PS-born.html">Pittsylvania County</a>, Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1887/09-22.html">September 22, 1887</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/teacher.html">School teacher</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/sthse.html">West Virginia state house of delegates</a> from McDowell County, 1951-64. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/baptist.html">Baptist</a>. Member, <b>Delta Sigma Theta</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/labor-unions.html">National Education Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/naacp.html">NAACP</a>. Died in September, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1979/index.html">1979</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/92.html">about 92 years</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Daughter of H. Grant Simpson and Katherine (Douglass) Simpson; married to William H. Drewry.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Image source:</i> West Virginia Blue Book 1951</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Toni Nathaniel Harp (b. 1947)</b> — also known as <b>Toni N. Harp</b> — of New Haven, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/NH-lived.html">New Haven County</a>, Conn. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/sf-born.html">San Francisco</a>, Calif., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1947/08-06.html">August 6, 1947</a>. Democrat. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/stsen.html">Connecticut state senate</a> 10th District, 1993-2013; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1996/CT.html">1996</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2000/CT.html">2000</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2004/CT.html">2004</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/newhaven.html">mayor of New Haven, Conn.</a>, 2014-. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/african.html">African</a> ancestry. Member, <b>Delta Sigma Theta</b>. Still living as of 2018. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toni Harp">Wikipedia article</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Karen Fort Hood</b> — of Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Born in Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-born.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cirjd.html">circuit judge in Michigan</a> 3rd Circuit, 2001; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/coajd.html">Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals</a> 1st District, 2003-. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/african.html">African</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/nat-bar-assoc.html">National Bar Association</a>; <b>Delta Sigma Theta</b>. Still living as of 2013. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Mae J. Jackson (born c.1940)</b> — of Waco, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ML-lived.html">McLennan County</a>, Tex. Born in Texas, about 1940. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/socialwork.html">Social worker</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/waco.html">mayor of Waco, Tex.</a>, 2004-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2004/TX.html">2004</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/african.html">African</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/naacp.html">NAACP</a>; <b>Delta Sigma Theta</b>. Still living as of 2004. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Married to Dillard Huddleston.</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Carol Moseley=Braun (b. 1947)</b> — also known as <b>Carol Elizabeth Moseley</b> — of Chicago, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/CO-lived.html">Cook County</a>, Ill. Born in Chicago, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/CO-born.html">Cook County</a>, Ill., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1947/08-16.html">August 16, 1947</a>. Democrat. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/sthse.html">Illinois state house of representatives</a>, 1979-88 (24th District 1979-82, 25th District 1983-88); <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Illinois</a>, 1993-99; defeated, 1998; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1996/IL.html">1996</a>; U.S. Ambassador to <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/NZ-diplomats.html ">New Zealand</a>, 1999-2001; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/SX-diplomats.html ">Samoa</a>, 1999-2001; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2004/index.html">2004</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/chicago.html">mayor of Chicago, Ill.</a>, 2011. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/african.html">African</a> ancestry. Member, <b>Delta Sigma Theta</b>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/first.html">First</a> African-American woman to be elected to U.S. Senate. Still living as of 2011. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Married to Michael Braun.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M001025">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=407992">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol Moseley Braun">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/moseley-braun-carol ?">U.S. State Dept career summary</a> — <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0608441">Internet Movie Database profile</a> — <a href="https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=274">OurCampaigns candidate detail</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Vel R. Phillips (b. 1924)</b> — of Milwaukee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MI-lived.html">Milwaukee County</a>, Wis. Born in Milwaukee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MI-born.html">Milwaukee County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1924/02-18.html">February 18, 1924</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/sos.html">secretary of state of Wisconsin</a>, 1979-83. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/african.html">African</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aauw.html">American Association of University Women</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lwv.html">League of Women Voters</a>; <b>Delta Sigma Theta</b>. Still living as of 1983. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Blondell Reynolds=Brown (b. 1952)</b> — also known as <b>Blondell Reynolds</b> — of Philadelphia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/PH-lived.html">Philadelphia County</a>, Pa. Born in Sumter, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SC/SU-born.html">Sumter County</a>, S.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1952/10-16.html">October 16, 1952</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/teacher.html">School teacher</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/music.html">dancer</a>; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1984/PA.html">1984</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1996/PA.html">1996</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2000/PA.html">2000</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2004/PA.html">2004</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2008/PA.html">2008</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/baptist.html">Baptist</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/african.html">African</a> ancestry. Member, <b>Delta Sigma Theta</b>. Still living as of 2019. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blondell Reynolds Brown">Wikipedia article</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Beryl D. Roberts (b. 1958)</b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/DA-lived.html">Miami-Dade County</a>, Fla. Born in Columbia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SC/RI-born.html">Richland County</a>, S.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1958/08-26.html">August 26, 1958</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1988/FL.html">1988</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/ofc/sthse.html">Florida state house of representatives</a> 108th District, 1993-. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/christian.html">Christian</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/african.html">African</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/omicron-delta-kappa.html">Omicron Delta Kappa</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-delta-phi.html">Phi Delta Phi</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/naacp.html">NAACP</a>; <b>Delta Sigma Theta</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/kiwanis.html">Kiwanis</a>. Still living as of 1999. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Stephanie Tubbs=Jones (1949-2008)</b> — of Cleveland, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/CU-lived.html">Cuyahoga County</a>, Ohio. Born in Cleveland, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/CU-born.html">Cuyahoga County</a>, Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1949/09-10.html">September 10, 1949</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1983-91; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/spju.html">justice of Ohio state supreme court</a>, 1990; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/CU-officials.html">Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney</a>, 1991-99; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1996/OH.html">1996</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2000/OH.html">2000</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2004/OH.html">2004</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2008/OH.html">2008</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Ohio</a> 11th District, 1999-; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/OH.html">Democratic National Committee from Ohio</a>, 2004-08. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/baptist.html">Baptist</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/african.html">African</a> ancestry. Member, <b>Delta Sigma Theta</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/naacp.html">NAACP</a>. Suffered a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/stroke.html">cerebral hemorrhage</a>, and died the next day, in a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/misc-hospitals.html">hospital</a> at East Cleveland, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/CU-died.html">Cuyahoga County</a>, Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2008/08-20.html">August 20, 2008</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/58.html">58 years, 345 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1976/11-27.html">November 27, 1976</a>, to Mervyn L. Jones, Sr.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=J000284">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400208">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephanie Tubbs Jones">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/412/000039295">NNDB dossier</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Cicely Tyson (b. 1924)</b> — of Atlanta, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/FU-lived.html">Fulton County</a>, Ga. Born in Manhattan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-born.html">New York County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1924/12-19.html">December 19, 1924</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/entertainment.html">Model</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/entertainment.html">actress</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1984 /speakers.html">speaker</a>, Democratic National Convention, 1984. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/african.html">African</a> ancestry. Member, <b>Delta Sigma Theta</b>. Recipient of the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/spingarn-medal.html">Spingarn Medal</a> in 2010, and the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/medal-of-freedom.html">Presidential Medal of Freedom</a> in 2016. 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