Annotated Bibliography on Leaders African American Female Leaders

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Aljazeera.net (2021). Kamala Harris: America’s first female, Black vice president. www. Aljazeera.com

Kamala Harris is celebrated as the first female, Black person to smashed through one of the United States highest glass ceilings. She became the first woman, first black American and first person of Asian heritage to be appointed vice president, blazing a trail in the most diverse White House ever. Harris entered the post already having forged a unique path, as California's first black attorney general and the first woman of South Asian heritage elected to the U S Senate. Harris was born to immigrants to the US. Her father was from Jamaica and her mother from India. She graduated from the historically black Howard University in Washington DC was the start of a steady rise that took her from a prosecutor to two elected terms as San Francisco district attorney and then to California’s attorney general in 2010. Harris's work was key to molding a platform and profile from which she launched a successful U S Senate campaign in 2016 becoming the second black female senator ever. Kamala Harris also helped others make history when she hired the first all-woman senior staff for the U.S. vice president’s office.

 

Chris, J. (2015). Oprah Winfrey Leadership Style Secrets.  https://wwwjosephchris.com

Her charismatic leadership style is known to draw people towards her vision. As a great leader, Oprah Winfrey never fails to influence people with her inspiring thoughts. These are the principles that we can adopt from her leadership style to empower ourselves and others: Dream big then drain bigger, increase your charisma, be bold and take risks, strive for significance, don't believe now your, value people, and drive change. Oprah is best known for her work as a daytime talk show host, but she's making waves as the creator of the Oprah Winfrey network. She's the second African American woman to start her own network after Kathy Hughes. Not to mention she founded Harpo productions and the late 80s. Today Forbes puts her worth at over $2.7 billion.

 

Clifford, C. (2018). What can you learn about success from this girl boss who stated her own clothing business at age 10. @CATCLIFFORD2IN/CATCLIFFORD/

Kheris Rogers started her own fashion business when she was just 10 years old. Kheris was bullied for her dark skin, so her older sister Taylor, posted a photo of Kheris on twitter with the hashtag “#FlexinInHerComplexion,” which was an expression that her grandmother used to encourage the girls to feel beautiful. The tweet went viral, and the clothing line was the sisters call to encourage confidence and combat racism. The business has garnered national attention from various African American celebrities and landed Rogers a spot on the Steve Harvey Show and in a Nike ad campaign. Kheris Rogers is the youngest designer to showcase her fashions in New York Fashion Week.

That success is not something that happens to other people. Success is a choice and the path to success is to identify your passions, define significant goals and then work your butt off.

 

Connley, C. (2021). Amanda Gorman 23 Leaders who are shaping history today. Courtney Connley @ CLASSICALCOURT

Amanda Gorman is an African American poet, author and activist who grew up in Los Angeles and began writing as a way to cope with her speech impediment. By the age of 16 she was named the Youth Poet Laureate of Los Angeles, and at 19 she became the first National Youth Poet Laureate while studying sociology at Harvard. At the age of 22, Amanda Gorman was invited to President Biden’s swearing in ceremony by First Lady Jill Biden, making her the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history. Gorman recited her poem quote the hill we climb UN quote that called for Americans to rebuild, reconcile, and recover from deeply rooted divides and racial inequalities, particularly during a time of unprecedented illness, death, political strife and calls for racial justice across the country. Gorman finished writing her poem shortly after the January 6th riots at the capitol building and drew inspiration from the speeches of American leaders during other historic times of division, including Abraham Lincoln and the reverend Martin Luther King junior.

 

Edmond,A.(2010)LisaPriceonLeadership&ManagemeentBlackEntrepreneur.www.blackentreprenuerprofile.com

This magazine article celebrates Lisa Price. this black entrepreneur started making hair products in her Brooklyn kitchen with just $100. She sold her concoctions at church flea markets and St fairs. Today, her homemade line Carol's daughter is a multi- million-dollar line of must have beauty treats. Lisa shared her Leadership style as one that keeps people passionate and inspired. She states, “I want people to feel passionate, the way I do, and feel like they are coming to a family and coming to a place that builds them up, and not a place that tears them down.” She also states that she gives both positive and negative feedback and if it will help them.

 

Fox, P. (2021) Hoda Kotb talks about Leadership. Leadership Arlington Leadership Center for Excellence

Hoda Kotb is the main co-anchor of the NBC News morning show Today and cohost of its entertainment-focused fourth hour. She shares these tips on Leadership during her interview with Peggy Fox: “You need one person to cheer for you…having a cheerleader helps people be successful… cheer others on. Don’t Quit…Hang on! Be around people who lift you up! Perseverance…visualize and see what’s possible. You have to walk the walk…be of service… get up and go to work. Be the person you want others to be. Share your life…put yourself out there…you’re valuable. Don’t hide your journey… it’s not just for you. Don’t keep secrets…learn to trust. Lead by example…Love others…treat others with respect.”

 

Hill, L. (2022). Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson continues legacy of history making Black Leaders. www.ourcommunitynow.com

This article highlights the confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation to the Supreme Court represents another historic breakthrough as she becomes the first Black woman to serve on the nation’s highest court 233- year history. Judge Brown is a part of a long tradition of determined African American women that have broken through the barriers of prejudice in so many fields. This historic achievement is a win not only for Justice Ketanji Brown but for Black women in the legal and judicial professions in the United States and across the African Diaspora. The history begins with Charlotte Ray, the first known Black female attorney in 1872. Followed by Lutie Lytle, the first Black female law professor taught at Tennessee University from 1898 -1899. Jane Bolin was the first Black woman to become a judge in 1939, presiding over the New York City’s Domestic Relations Court. Elreta Melton Alexander was the first black woman to graduate from Columbia Law School in 1945 and later became the first black woman in the country to be elected district court judge in 1968. Constance Baker Motley (1954) worked on desegregation cases including the Brown v. Board of Education case along side the future U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. Shirly Chisholm was the first African American woman in Congress in 1968. These women (to name of few) are some of Ketanji Brown’s Role Model.  As Ketanji Brown Jackson spoke about being a role model for children, she stated that “We all have role models in our lives, people who have influenced our choses at different steps along our trajectory. Role models tell us what is possible. And, the absence of role models, often tell us what is seemingly impossible. Every one of us is ideally situated to be someone’s role model-to be that parent, relative, teacher, friend, or stranger who happens to be crossing someone’s path at just the right moment. Confirmed by the Senate as the 116th Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, Jackson will in turn be role model for a new generation of children.

 

Obama, M. (2018). Becoming. Crown Publishing Group

Michelle Obama is a groundbreaking figure in history. She sees the value of her story as the first African American First Lady of the United States of America. Michelle Obama shares her journey from her modest childhood in the South Side of Chicago, where her parents raised, she and her brother to be outspoken and unafraid to the pinnacle of the highest office of our country. She takes us through the halls of Princeton to the classy office tower where she worked as a high-powered corporate attorney. She shares her private life, from her initial meeting of Barak Obama to their early years of marriage as she struggles to balance her work with her husband’s fast-moving political career. Michelle Obama gives us a vivid, behind the scenes account of her family’s history making launch into the global limelight, as well as their lives inside of the White House. She narrates her life in this intimate, powerful and inspiring memoir with grace, humor, and unusual candor to honor all the people who helped her “BECOME.” Through her story, Michelle challenges her readers to tell their stories, to live authentically, to set their standards high to “become” more.

                                                                                                           

Sirmans,T. (2019). STEM QUEEN -TIME for Kids. www.timeforkids.com

Jaqueline Means is the self-proclaimed STEM Queen and founder of the Wilmington Urban Stem Initiative, in Wilmington, Delaware. Her organization promotes STEM to underserved girls in Wilmington.  She hosts exciting STEM events where girls can engage in hands on STEM experiments. She invites girls to come to a full day of fun STEM education. Jaqueline loves science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and believes that STEM can be a part of every aspect of our lives. Jacqueline calls herself the STEM Queen because she believes that it’s queenly to do good for others and she want to impact and influence as many girls as possible through her organization.

 

Younger, H. (2021). Simon Biles: An Olympic Champion in Self – Leadership. https:// heatheryounger.com

This article claims that Simone Biles taught the world a lesson in self leadership at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Her decision to withdraw from Olympic events and prioritize her mental and physical health display that she is just as much a leader off the podium as she is on it. Simone stated that “Self-leadership is of critical importance for the caring leader, in that if she doesn't lead herself first, she cannot properly care for those she leads. She must understand her purpose and why she leads; be self-aware and understand and adapt to the people around her; have control over her mindset; understand the role of influence; consistently grow her skills; have a coach or mentor; and simply take care of her mind body and spirit.” Caring leaders do start out as someone choosing to invest in their own self leadership. While Simone Biles is the most talented member of her team, she exemplifies how instilling leadership throughout her team benefits everyone.

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