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Hace 16 horas · In that decade, whites left the city in increasing numbers, and Inglewood became the first city in California to declare the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. a holiday. [8] : 76 Since the term of Edward Vincent Jr. (1983–1997), Inglewood has consecutively elected African-American mayors: Roosevelt F. Dorn (1997–2010), Danny Tabor (2010–2011), [27] and James T. Butts Jr. (2011–present).
Hace 16 horas · The University of Pennsylvania (Penn or UPenn) is a private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.It is one of nine colonial colleges and was chartered prior to the U.S. Declaration of Independence when Benjamin Franklin, the university's founder and first president, advocated for an educational institution that trained leaders in academia, commerce, and public service.
Hace 16 horas · Martin Luther King Jr. (STH '55) – civil rights leader, 1964 Nobel Peace Prize, 1977 Presidential Medal of Freedom Anna Howard Shaw (STH 1878, MED 1886) – President of National American Woman Suffrage Association (1904–1915), leading figure in the women's suffrage movement in the U.S. , first woman awarded Distinguished Service Medal , one of the first ordained female Methodist ministers ...
