Alexis Herman, The First African American Secretary of Labor Is A Member of Delta Sigma Theta
Did you know that Alexis Herman, the first Black Secretary of Labor is a member of Delta Sigma Theta? Herman pledged the Gamma Alpha Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Alexis was born in 1947 in Mobile, Alabama. She attended Edgewood College in Madison, Wisconsin, and Springhill College in Mobile. She transferred to Xavier University of New Orleans where she became a Delta and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology in 1969.
After finishing school, Herman returned to Alabama to help desegregate their schools. The school she attended was included in her reform efforts. She became the director of the Labor Department’s Women’s Bureau in 1977 under President Jimmy Carter. In 1996, President Clinton nominated Herman as Secretary of Labor to replace Robert Reich. She oversaw the Department of Labor, which at the time employed over 17,000 people.
Share this article with your network and let them know about this interesting fact about Delta Sigma Theta.
Alexander Twilight is generally believed to be the first African-American in the United States to graduate from college. Twilight was Read more
Top 10 American Black Billionaires (+ Up&Comings) http://www.blackexcellist.com ---------------------------------------------- Business Inquiries, Partnerships, & Suggestions blackexcellist@gmail.com Support the Movement w/$25 * Read more
In an effort to highlight the people who are leading alumni chapters across the nation, we at Watch The Yard Read more
This is a short video that I did for my Rhetoric, Forgetting and Memory class. My paper is about American Read more
In 1964, the rift between Malcolm X and Elijah Muhammed, founder of the Nation of Islam, would reach a tense Read more
Once upon a time, there was a man named Martin Luther King, Jr. He taught us that things won't always Read more
Officials in Nelson County, Virginia, have confirmed that they have found the body of Alexis Tiara Murphy, the teenage girl who was murdered Read more
In order for African Americans to build a community in Southwest Florida they had to overcome slavery, segregation and prejudice. Read more
If you’re interested in sharing your opinion on any cultural, political or personal topic, create an account here and check out our how-to Read more
It is with great sadness that we inform you that the Honorable Founder Frank B. Coakley, one of the founders of Read more
Viewers like you help make PBS (Thank you 😃) . Support your local PBS Member Station here: https://to.pbs.org/DonateORIG Subscribe to Read more
What the American Education system does to Black children is not only crippling but makes it almost impossible for a Read more