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Remembering Dorothy Mae Taylor: The First Lady of 1300 Perdido St.

Forty years ago, in the Spring of 1971, a 42-year-old former PTA president, devout Christian and social activist stood proudly, yet trembling, as she took the oath of office on the floor of the House Chamber in Louisiana’s State Capitol. Dorothy Mae Delavallade Taylor, with the encouragement and assistance of her 32-year-old campaign manager, Oretha Castle Haley, became the first African-American woman in Louisiana’s history to be elected to the State House of Representatives.

“When I was elected,” Taylor would later say, “the cries came to me about the many problems confronting my constituents. To be honest, I was somewhat afraid after I won the election because I knew that I would be the only Black woman out of 105 (overwhelmingly male, overwhelmingly white) legislators. So I prayed and prayed… and the answer to my fear came to me in church one Sunday morning when the choir began to sing, ‘If Jesus goes with me I’ll go anywhere.’ It was then that I knew that God had a plan and purpose for my life.”

The youngest of 13 children born to Charles and Mary Delavallade, Dorothy was a product of New Orleans’ segregated public school system. After having attended Southern University in Baton Rouge, she met, and in 1948 married Johnny Taylor.

By the late 1950’s Mrs. Taylor was the mother of five children at a time when schools were still separate but unequal. Her auspicious beginnings came as a result of the blatant discriminatory practices of the New Orleans School Board which as a consequence, aided in transforming this meek and soft spoken wife and mother into a fiery advocate for justice and equality. Elected PTA president of two schools simultaneously, Mrs. Taylor organized a march to the school board and demanded that Black schools be given the same resources, supplies and funding as white schools. The school board eventually acquiesced, resulting in increased funding to Black schools to a level comparable to their white counterparts. This was to become her first victory as a social activist. In 1961, after the city’s public schools were in the early stages of desegregation, Mrs. Taylor then turned her attention to the racist practices of the New Orleans Recreation Department (NORD). Again, she met with similar success and before long the city’s pools and playgrounds were being integrated.

Shortly thereafter, Mrs. Taylor would be hired as the Director of Total Community Action’s Central City Health Clinic. It was during her tenure with TCA that she would meet, and form a lifelong friendship, with then Deputy Director of Charity Hospital, Mrs. Oretha Castle Haley as well as a host of TCA staff and administrators who would soon go on to become a virtual Who’s Who of Black political powerbrokers of New Orleans for the next three decades. TCA’s formula for success worked flawlessly. TCA was churning out Black leaders like Ford Motors was assembling cars. A list of TCA’s gifted alumni included: Future juvenile court judge, state representative (the first African American since Reconstruction), and first African-American mayor of New Orleans Ernest “Dutch” Morial; future state senator (the first African American since Reconstruction), City Council president and the second African-American mayor of New Orleans, Sidney Barthelemy; future City Councilmen James “Jim” Singleton and Johnny Jackson; future State Senator Henry Braden IV; future State Representatives Sherman Copelin, Louis Charbonnet, and Theodore Marchand; future Public Service Commissioner (the first African American) Irma Muse Dixon; future Criminal Court Clerk and State Appellate Court Judge Ed Lombard; future School Board President Carolyn Green-Ford; future Orleans Parish School Board members, Elliot Willard and Rose Loving; and future Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Terrance Duvernay. Also, as an indirect result of nurturing the careers of these icons – four of the most formidable Political Action Committees in contemporary history had their origins in the leadership of TCA. The most prominent leaders of LIFE (Louisiana Independent Federation of Electors), Ernest Morial; COUP (Community Organization for Urban Politics), Sidney Barthelemy; BOLD (Black Organization for Leadership Development), Jim Singleton; and SOUL (Southern Organization for Unified Leadership), Sherman Copelin and Don Hubbard, were all TCA alumni.

Oasis Church, A Non-Denominational Christian Church In Los Angeles ...

Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA (1888PressRelease) June 25, 2011 - 2011 GodChicks, a fun and inspiring two-day conference for women only, is this Friday and Saturday, June 24-25 at Temple Angeles. GodChicks's Ministry of Women at the Oasis Church, a non-denominational church founded by Christian pastors Philip and Holly Wagner. GodChicks Conference is designed to encourage and assist women of all ages, all races and all walks of life to realize their value and deepen their relationship with God through inspiring teaching, worship, live music, and opportunities to connect with other "God Chicks" from all over the world.In addition to helping to encourage women through the teachings and worship, the conference will also GC encourage women to make a difference in their communities and abroad-year GC This conference will help local Los Angeles community by featuring the "help a student" school supply drive, collecting notebooks, pens and paper to local schools and LAUSD students. In addition, the conference will raise awareness of Treasures , a unique, faith-based advocacy and support group for women in the sex industry.Their mission is to empower women to discover their value and purpose by providing mentoring, encouragement and spiritual resources, and Water Generosity, dedicated to ending the crisis of clean water in developing countries. Christine Caine, founder of the campaign A21, explain how "God Chicks" can help end human trafficking Campaign A21 is composed of individuals, organizations, government officials, and people who have pledged to abolish the injustice in the 21st century. Their goal is to prevent people from being trafficked, and to protect and support those who have been trafficked, prosecute traffickers, and strengthen legal responses to trafficking, as well as partner with law enforcement, service providers and community members to provide a comprehensive front against trafficking. Speakers at this year's GodChicks Conference include Pastors Philip and Holly Wagner of Oasis Church, Emmy award-winning talk show host and actress Sherri Shepherd, bestselling author Sheila Walsh and Christine Caine, founder of The A21 Campaign, which seeks to abolish human trafficking. In addition to inspiring teachings and uplifting music and worship, there will be a special surprise in store for the GodChicks- previous year's surprises included fireworks, hot air balloon rides, even snow!

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