A fascinating introduction to Alpha Kappa Alpha’s pioneering members - women who have been active, visionary barrier breakers, seizing every opportunity to make a difference throughout the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. This exhibit ensures that their empowering stories continue to inspire and are not left out of recorded history.
Coleman, Bonnie Watson
Listing Details
Region:
North Atlantic Region
Contribution:
First African American woman Majority Leader of the New Jersey General Assembly (1998). She later was elected to Congress to represent the 12th Congressional District of New Jersey (2015).