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Author: Yvonne Scruggs-Leftwich

Dr. Yvonne Scruggs-Leftwich is a political scientist, public policy specialist and award-winning journalist. She served as the Deputy Mayor of Philadelphia, Commissioner of Housing for New York, Executive Director and COO of the National Black Leadership Forum, a tenured Professor at several distinguished universities and Deputy Assistant Secretary of the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development, where she oversaw the creation of America’s first National Urban Policy. She earned her Ph.D. degree from the University of Pennsylvania.
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Women of Distinction

Yvonne Scruggs-Leftwich

My grandfather was certainly a card-carrying feminist and an early consciousness-raiser. His writing in the 1890’s focused on the importance of women and their accomplishments—and my family is committed to keeping his book, Women of Distinction, in present mind.

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Extolling and Expanding Our Icons: A Primer on Black Women’s Political Leadership

Yvonne Scruggs-Leftwich

Black women icons, many of them now in a shared state of permanent repose, still serve as models for those of us who remain—but we must publicly and repeatedly acknowledge additions to this expanding reservoir of talented, dynamic, dedicated black women who now are leaders in their own right, and have added strength to our country and our communities.

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