Constance Baker Motley. Submitted Photo

WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH – HONORING BLACK HER-STORIES

Kevin Goins, Cheryl Washington – Contributing Writers

Angelo Ellerbee – President, Double XXposure Media Relations

Constance Baker Motley. Submitted Photo

Constance Baker Motley, the first African American woman elected to the NY state Senate, and the first woman elected Manhattan Borough president. President Lyndon Johnson appointed her to the judgeship for the Southern District of New York in 1966, becoming the first African American woman appointed.

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