African-American congresswoman

This Week in Black History

Wave Staff DonDecember 30, 202101 mins

January 3, 1973 Yvonne Brathwaite Burke is sworn in to the U.S. House of Representatives, becoming California’s first African-American congresswoman….

This Week in Black History

Wave Staff P3January 4, 202101 mins

Jan. 3, 1973 Yvonne Brathwaite Burke is sworn in to the U.S. House of Representatives, becoming California’s first African-American congresswoman….