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September 25
Barbara Hancock Becomes the First Black Woman Named a White House Fellow
On this day in 1974, Barbara Hancock made history as the first Black woman ever selected as a White House Fellow — one of the most competitive public service leadership programs in the country. Her selection was a breakthrough in a program that had long excluded women and people of colour, and it opened a door that has never closed since.
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What Our Grandparents Knew — A Roundup of "Grown Folks Say" from September
Every Friday this month we shared a little wisdom passed down the old-fashioned way — through mouths, not manuals. Here's the full September collection in one place.
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What Our Grandparents Knew — September Roundup
Four sayings from kitchens, front porches, church pews, and barbershops — passed down because they worked.
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