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Thunderbeast

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15. Barbara Jordan was a true master of the English language!

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Sun Mar 29, 2026, 04:12 PM

13 hrs ago

She argued that Black Americans would have difficulty reaching social and economic parity unless they lost Ebonics in daily life and embraced "standard English".

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Walleye

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PBS: The Black Congresswoman They DON'T Teach You About [View all] marmar 17 hrs ago OP

We certainly need her ghost & spirit today... hlthe2b 17 hrs ago #1

Damn, we need a successor to her now more than ever. NNadir 17 hrs ago #2

I remember her very well. I wish we had someone now as eloquent and courageous. Walleye 17 hrs ago #3

I have commented here in the past about BattleRow 15 hrs ago #6

All right, whenever I think of disparaging Texas, I think of these women and it discourages me Walleye 15 hrs ago #10

So would Kamala Harris.. BattleRow 13 hrs ago #13

She was really something else. I wish we had some more around like her today. Walleye 12 hrs ago #17

K&R 2naSalit 17 hrs ago #4

I sure as hell wish I could recommend this video a few hundred times, as it is timely, as things are even worse than... NNadir 16 hrs ago #5

She was a trailblazer and a force to be reckoned with. llmart 15 hrs ago #7

She was in Congress when we moved to Texas mountain grammy 15 hrs ago #8

I don't think they teach about Figarosmom 15 hrs ago #9

I was just wondering how those two got on in Congress BaronChocula 15 hrs ago #11

She was my first vote for president. 1972 California Democratic primary. Walleye 12 hrs ago #18

Many thanks for posting the complete video. PBS has great documentaries and this is one of them Deuxcents 14 hrs ago #12

Wouldn't you love to see her take and takedown of the current occupants in the Wh--e House? BattleRow 13 hrs ago #14

She would eat him alive, as they say Walleye 12 hrs ago #19

Barbara Jordan was a true master of the English language! Thunderbeast 13 hrs ago #15

I keep watching excerpts and stop to weep at how far we've fallen from what she raised us to with her voice. NNadir 12 hrs ago #16

I met her once Picturelady 10 hrs ago #20

Wow. That's impressive. Welcome to DU. NNadir 5 hrs ago #21