Congressmember Yvette Diane Clarke, 60, has been a powerhouse New York politician for the last 22 years.
Congressmember Yvette D. Clarke at Dream and Promise Act press conference on June 15, 2023 ‘ Publisher and my father, Wilbert “Bill” Tatum, before me. We’ve been reporting the news of the day from a Black perspective since 1909 –, the first time in the 125 years of this award it has been given to a Black woman publisher – We are proud to provide no paywall journalism for the Black community we serve, the largest Black and Brown community in the country.
She attended Oberlin College and was a recipient of the Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management Sloan Fellowship. She received the honorary degree of doctor of laws honoris causa from the University of Technology, Jamaica, and the honorary doctorate of public policy from the University of the Commonwealth Caribbean. She is also a proud member of the Brooklyn Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
member for the 40th District in Brooklyn from 2000 to 2007 — succeeding her mother, who served in the same seat from 1992 to 2001. As a daughter of immigrants, Clarke brought the passion of her Caribbean heritage to Congress. She co-chairs the Congressional Caribbean Caucus and the Congressional Haiti Caucus, working to foster relationships between the U.S. and the Caribbean Community. Both of her parents are naturalized U.S. citizens, and are keenly aware of the rise of anti-immigrant sentiments locally and nationally.
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