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Barnard
Hosts Panel Discussion on Black Women in Politics with C.
Virginia Fields, Dr. Andree Nicola-McLaughlin and Dr. Lenora
Fulani
New
York, N.Y., March 9, 2004— The Barnard student organization,
Black Soul Sisters, will host a discussion on political leadership
among African-American women on Tuesday, March 23, featuring
Manhattan Borough President C. Virginia Fields; Dr. Andree
Nicola-McLaughlin of Medgar Evers College; and Dr. Lenora
Fulani, an independent candidate for the presidency in 1988
and 1992.
The event, titled "Black Women in Politics: Redefining
Leadership and Activism" will start at 7:30 p.m. and
will be held in the Lower Level of the Millicent McIntosh
Student Center. The event is free and open to the public.
RSVP is required by March 21st to boss@columbia.edu or 212-853-2959.
C. Virginia Fields became the first African-American woman
elected to the City Council from Manhattan in 1989, where
she served two four-year terms. In 1997 she was elected Manhattan
Borough President, the chief executive for the residents of
Manhattan. Some of her accomplishments include work on the
comprehensive redevelopment of Frederick Douglass Boulevard,
creating special Banking Development Districts for underserved
residents in Harlem and on Roosevelt Island, and initiating
"Opportunity Job Forums" for women and minority-owned
businesses. Fields earned her undergraduate degree at Knoxville
College and her Masters of Social Work at Indiana University.
Dr. Lenora Fulani is a Developmental Psychologist and political
activist best known for her two runs for the presidency as
an independent in 1988 and 1992. Fulani became involved in
efforts to create a multiracial, pro-reform, national political
party after the 1992 elections. Fulani serves as team leader
of the national Reform Party platform committee on education.
She is a co-founder and co-executive producer of the All Stars
Talent Show Network, one of the country's leading youth anti-violence
programs and the co-director of The Development School for
Youth, a leadership training and career education program
for young people ages 16-21.
Dr. Andree
Nicola-McLaughlin became a member of the Medgar Evers College
faculty in 1974 after earning a bachelor's degree from Cornell
University and master's and doctoral degrees from the University
of Massachusetts at Amherst. Nicola-McLaughlin is the author
of Through the Barrel of Her Consciousness: Contemporary
Black Women's Literature and Activism in Cross-Cultural Perspective
and the co-editor of Wild Women in the Whirlwind: Afra-American
Culture and the Contemporary Literary Renaissance, a collection
of essays examining the cultural and literary achievements
of black American women.
Contact:
Petra Tuomi, Office of Public Affairs, 212-854-7907
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