Ivey describes herself as ‘Trayvon Martin’s mom’Posted in Articles, Media Archive, Politics/Public Policy, United States, Women on 2013-12-05 20:45Z by Steven |
Ivey describes herself as ‘Trayvon Martin’s mom’
The Baltimore Sun
2013-10-14
(Lloyd Fox / Baltimore Sun)
Gansler’s running mate is first African-American woman to seek lieutenant governor post
After Del. Jolene Ivey told a Baltimore crowd she hopes to be Maryland’s first African-American female lieutenant governor, she discussed what it means to be a fair-skinned black woman whose racial heritage is often questioned.
Ivey, 51, is the daughter of a white woman who was raised by her black father and stepmother. She said her racial heritage was the “No.1 issue” when she launched her first political campaign in 2006 — repeatedly being asked by voters to “clarify” her racial identity.
“As much as I’d like to believe that we’re in a post-racial country, we’re not,” Ivey said during an interview after Democrat Douglas F. Gansler announced her as his running mate in the 2014 race for governor.
The Prince George’s County lawmaker emphasized her roles as a black woman and mother of five boys. “I am Trayvon Martin’s mom,” she said…
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