On April 28th, 2009, the installation of a statue of Sojourner Truth will make her the first African American woman to have a memorial bust in the United States Capitol building.
2008 Green Party candidate for U.S. President, Cynthia McKinney, has been noted in various media as a supporter of this project. Some of the outlets which have referred to Ms. McKinney–who was able to give her support as an elected official in the past, when she served as a Democratic member of Congress–are: Earth Times, PR Newswire, Eurweb, Urban Mecca, NewsBlaze, South Florida Carribean News, FoxBusiness, and a long list of others.
It is unclear if Cynthia McKinney will attend the event on April 28th.
(excerpt from) Newsblaze
Sojourner Truth Becomes First African American Woman With a Memorial in United States Capitol
April 22,2009
On April 28, 2009 American history will be made. The National Congress of Black Women, Inc. (NCBW) will introduce Sojourner Truth as the first African American woman to have a memorial bust in the United States Capitol building amidst hundreds of guests. After nearly a ten year effort spearheaded by the late Dr. C. Delores Tucker, former chair of NCBW, the memorial has been completed by current National Chair, Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq. and members of NCBW…
“This accomplishment has been a struggle, but at the National Congress of Black Women, we have learned that it is from our struggles that we gain our victories. We never gave up no matter what stood in our way. This bust of Sojourner Truth in the U.S. Capitol is an honor to all women, and will forever serve as a part of our history that celebrates the right to vote for all women,” says Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq., National Chair of NCBW…
Supporters and Sponsors of Bill H.R. 4510 and the Sojourner Truth Memorial include: U.S. Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee, Rep. Diane Watson, Senator Arlen Specter and many more. Rep. Cynthia McKinney, Rep. Major Owens, Senator Carl Levin and Senator Chris Dodd also supported the earlier efforts to place Sojourner Truth in the Capitol. [emphasis added]…
For more information about the Sojourner Truth Memorial Donors’ Luncheon or to RSVP to attend the Celebration of Truth Events, please contact Ivy K. Pendleton, The Couture Agency, at (800) 956-4514 x 111 or e-mail: ikp at thepublicists dot com.
There’s sort of a sad irony in this post’s title, which I missed the first few times I read it… since so much of Cynthia’s truth-telling has been ignored and twisted by the mainstream media. Bless her for keeping up the good fight anyway!
Ugh… this lover and supporter of terrorists is a disgrace to America.
Please Cynthia, please take your circus act home.
A disgrace to the African-American Race, A Disgrace to politics and a disgrace to America.
Cynthia should show up in a Green Party hoodie.
Good.