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Visibly Invisible: Black Women of the Congressional Black Caucus: Black Women in the Black Congressional Caucus

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Availability:In StockContributor:Sherice Janaye NelsonPublish date:7/7/2025Pages:176
Language:EnglishPublisher:Universal Write Publications LLCISBN-13:9781942774464ISBN-10:194277446XUPC:9781942774464Book Category:Political Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Women in Politics, Civil Rights, African American & BlackSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.48 inchesWeight:0.7099Product ID:SCF72MCHAM

Revealing the overlooked power of Black women in reshaping American democracy.

Black women have written more of America's laws than most people realize-and yet, their names are missing from public memory. In Visibly Invisible, Dr. Sherice Janaye Nelson delivers a bold, data-rich account of the legislative leadership of Black women in Congress, from Shirley Chisholm to today's trailblazers.

Nelson's research reveals that, per capita, Black women sponsors introduced more bills than any other group in the U.S. House across five decades-and often without recognition. Through combination profiles and thorough quantitative analysis, she uncovers how their visionary work shaped policy in education, healthcare, voting rights, and economic equity, even as institutions and media failed to credit them.

Visibly Invisible is a lineage-defining political and historical study, and a corrective framework for understanding power, authorship, and representation in America.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Universal Write Publications LLCISBN-13:9781942774464ISBN-10:194277446XUPC:9781942774464Book Category:Political Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Women in Politics, Civil Rights, African American & BlackSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.48 inchesWeight:0.7099Product ID:SCF72MCHAM
Nelson, Sherice Janaye: - Sherice Janaye Nelson is a speaker, author, researcher, and Associate professor at Alabama A&M University. She is a Black Diaspora expert who focuses on the political, social, and economic effects of racism.She was the inaugural Director for the Jewel Limar Prestage Public Policy, Polling, and Research Center. Dr. Nelson is only HBCU educated earning a PhD in Political Science from Howard University; a MPA from the University of the District of Columbia, and graduated Magna Cum Laude, with a dual degree in History and English from Stillman College in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Publisher: Universal Write Publications LLC

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