Congratulations Miss Angola for winning Miss Universe 2011!
Honorable Mention are the 10 out of 88 contestants who were Black. Get 'em girls. You'll have check to go to http://www.missuniverse.com/ to see those other cuties.
Barbara Jordan will be honored with a stamp. Yay BJ!
In 1972, Barbara Jordan became the first African-American woman elected to Congress from the South. This week, 15 years after her death, she will become the first African-American congresswoman to appear on a U.S. postage stamp.
Jordan, who delivered an acclaimed keynote address at the 1976 Democratic National Convention and also made a keynote address to the convention in 1992, will be the 34th person honored as part of the Postal Service’s annual Black Heritage series.
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The annual Miss Universe pageant was held in Sao Paulo on Sunday night, and Miss Angola, 25-year-old Leila Lopes, took the crown after impressing judges with her striking cream-colored gown and insightful answer to the final question. Lopes is the first winner the pageant has ever selected from her country. After she beat 88 other competitors from around the world, she was crowned by last year’s winner, Ximena Navarrete, from Mexico.Read More
Honorable Mention are the 10 out of 88 contestants who were Black. Get 'em girls. You'll have check to go to http://www.missuniverse.com/ to see those other cuties.
Barbara Jordan will be honored with a stamp. Yay BJ!
In 1972, Barbara Jordan became the first African-American woman elected to Congress from the South. This week, 15 years after her death, she will become the first African-American congresswoman to appear on a U.S. postage stamp.
Jordan, who delivered an acclaimed keynote address at the 1976 Democratic National Convention and also made a keynote address to the convention in 1992, will be the 34th person honored as part of the Postal Service’s annual Black Heritage series.
Read more
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