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Obama White House Brings Black Women to Power

White House advisers and staff form strong support network

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(Newser) – President Obama’s administration has brought a cohort of black women to power in Washington, in numbers and at levels never seen before, the Washington Post reports. While in the past, the appointment of a black woman to a senior White House position was met with fanfare, the seven on Team Obama have gotten little collective recognition.

Of course, black women entered the their start in politics earlier, coming up through Jesse Jackson’s campaigns of Bill Clinton’s administration. But in their current numbers, the “Obama women” are a strong support network. “The sisterhood in this town, there's deep history here,” says EPA chief Lisa Jackson.“It's like we have a garden out there, and it's been watered,” adds Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton.

United Nations Ambassador-designate Susan Rice listens as President-elect Barack Obama, not pictured, announces his national security team at a news conference in Chicago, Monday, Dec. 1, 2008.
United Nations Ambassador-designate Susan Rice listens as President-elect Barack Obama, not pictured, announces his national security team at a news conference in Chicago, Monday, Dec. 1, 2008.   (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
President Barack Obama speaks, March 11, 2009, prior to signing an Executive Order creating the White House Council on Women and Girls. At left is White House Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett.
President Barack Obama speaks, March 11, 2009, prior to signing an Executive Order creating the White House Council on Women and Girls. At left is White House Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett.   (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
EPA administrator Lisa Jackson speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in her office at EPA headquarters in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009.
EPA administrator Lisa Jackson speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in her office at EPA headquarters in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009.   (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson)
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Rob
Mar 18, 09 10:20 AM CDT
Excuse me? What about Condoleezza Rice? This is laughable rewriting of history, although I am quite sure many will embrace it. Reply
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ClingingToHope
Mar 18, 09 1:05 PM CDT
Condi isn't a socialist, so she doesn't count. It's not so much the color of a woman's skin as it is her political persuasion.
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NutsInNY
Mar 18, 09 2:52 PM CDT
SO MANY YEARS of Afro-affirmative action on the part of the GOP: first there was Abe Lincoln, next came Condi Rice! Reply
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Rob
Mar 19, 09 1:21 PM CDT
That just shows the holes in your education, nuts. Try filling in that temporal hole in your knowledge then you can come sit at the adult table again.
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