Sentences with phrase «first black woman»

Maybe, just maybe we could be seeing the future first Black WOMAN president?

The 57 - year - old Cambridge graduate, who became the UK's first black woman MP in 1987, said she was getting support from both MPs on the left and women MPs.»

Stephens said she wasn't thinking about making history when she was elected Texas» first black woman sheriff.

Well, at first you black woman sharing the dating experience may seem a little tricky, you can deal with it properly if you analyze the situation and come to a logical conclusion.

It wasn't until 1975 when Alma Thomas, who worked out of her kitchen for most of her career, became the very first black woman to have a solo show at the Whitney.

Bichotte said McCray running is a «good thing» and also praised Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark, the first woman of color to serve as Bronx DA, and Brooklyn Councilwoman Laurie Cumbo, the Council's first black woman Majority Leader.

Diane Abbott predated all the annoying Blair Babes of 1997 — she was elected (first black woman MP) a decade earlier in 1987.

Ursula Burns, chairwoman and CEO of Xerox and the first black woman to lead a Fortune 500 company, wakes up at 5:15 a.m. and immediately checks her email.

«It is not lost on me that at this moment, there are some little girls watching as I become the first black woman to be given this same award.

ACT - 1 Group founder Janice Bryant Howroyd is a multimillionaire entrepreneur at the helm of the largest woman - owned workforce management company in the U.S. With $ 1.1 billion in net sales, her company has made her the first black woman to own a billion - dollar business.

Beyoncé just became the first black woman to headline Coachella, adding another impressive accomplishment to her long list of accolades.

«Coachella, thank you for allowing me to be the first black woman to headline,» she said.

Over the weekend, Beyoncé was the first black woman to headline the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

Now, DuVernay is busy making history again as the first black woman to direct a movie with a $ 100 million budget: Disney's A Wrinkle in Time adaptation.

From summer intern to CEO, Burns became the first black woman CEO of a Fortune 500 company in 2009, after 29 years at Xerox.

«I thought I was going to be the first black woman president,» she laughs.

Banks went on to become the first black woman on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition (and landing that cover twice, back - to - back); one of the original Victoria's Secret Angels; the first black woman on the cover of the Victoria's Secret Catalogue; and the first black woman to wear the famous Victoria's Secret Fantasy Bra (which she also did twice).

Named in honor of civil rights activist Diane Nash, the initiative has expanded in scope and is now slated to include an interactive website as well as a Kickstarter - funded video spotlighting unsung black tech pioneers such as Evelyn Granville, a longtime IBM programmer and one of the first black women to earn a Ph.D. in mathematics, and Christine Darden, a retired NASA aeronautical engineer.

She is the first black woman ever to be nominated for a Golden Globe for directing — an award that is often a harbinger for Oscars.

The performance was historic: She was the first Black woman to headline the popular festival since its inception in 1999.

In January Xerox's Ursula Burns, who became the first black woman CEO on the list in 2009, stepped down from her post.

She not only became the first black woman to headline Coachella, the singer broke viewership records on YouTube.

Emanuel, 51, the former chief of staff to President Barack Obama, is competing against rivals who include two Hispanics — Gery Chico, a former Daley chief of staff, and City Clerk Miguel del Valle — and Carol Moseley Braun, who was the first black woman elected to the Senate.

(Lillian Lincoln Lambert, the first black woman to receive a Harvard MBA, graduated in 1969.)

A decade after winning freedom for herself and her three daughters, Biddy became one of the first black women to own land when she purchased commercial property in what is now the heart of downtown Los Angeles for $ 250.

She was considered all but a shoe - in to be the first black woman nominated for Best Director, but she didn't make the cut.

Prior to the show, Waithe built a resume marked by episodes of Fox's Bones and Netflix's Master of None (the latter earned her an Emmy, making her the first black woman to take home the award for comedy writing).

For Davis and Ali, they also broke individual records with Davis becoming the first black woman to win an Emmy, Oscar and Tony for acting and Ali becoming the first black Muslim to win an Oscar.

Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins, who would become the first black woman to lead a legislative majority, praised Mayer in a statement.

Justice Sheila Abdus - Salaam, the first black woman appointed to New York State's highest court, and the first Muslim woman to serve as a U.S. judge, was found dead in the Hudson River off Manhattan yesterday afternoon, authorities said.

Democratic Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins would make history as the first black woman to be a legislative leader in Albany.

Klein can over play his hand one way: Being seen as denying significant power to Sen. Andrea Stewart - Cousins, the Democratic minority leader who would be the first black woman to hold the majority leader post in state government.

Oprah won the Cecil B. De Mille award for her overall contributions to film, television, the entertainment medium as a whole and her work as a humanitarian — the first black woman to win this prize.

According to an invite sent by the governor's office, former Gov. David Paterson — the governor's hand - picked state Democratic Party chairman — Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins, the first black woman legislative leader in Albany history; and Buffalo Assemblywoman Crystal Peoples - Stokes, chair of this year's caucus weekend, will also be honored.

RIP Sandra Townes, a former English teacher at Corocoran High School who went on to become the first black woman appointed as a federal judge in the Eastern District of New York.

James, a former NYC councilwoman, would make history as the first black woman to hold the seat.

If elected, James would be the first black woman mayor of New York City.

Abdus - Salaam, 65, a pioneering judge who became the first black woman to serve on the Court of Appeals, was found dead in the Hudson River last week in what police are calling an apparent suicide.

Putting to rest a mystery that initially puzzled investigators, the New York City medical examiner's office ruled that the death of Sheila Abdus - Salaam, the first black woman to serve on New York State's highest court, was a suicide by drowning.

If she wins the race for AG — a contest expected to be one of the most competitive in the state — she could become New York's first black woman to hold the office....

, the first black woman elected to Congress.

In light of Public Advocate Letitia James launching her bid for New York State Attorney General on Wednesday — she would be the first black woman to hold statewide office if she wins — as well as New York City's First Lady Chirlane McCray weighing higher office and Democratic state Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins becoming the first black female majority leader if Democrats take back the Senate, is the movement spreading to New York, too?

And if successful, Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, a Democrat, would become the first black woman governor.

James, who has a long history with the WFP and was first elected to the City Council on the party's line, if elected would be the first black woman to serve in statewide office.