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- Like two old girlfriends catching up, they ignored onlookers, hugged and laughed. Donna Brazile, the political strategist and Washington veteran, peppered Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson with questions. ”How are the kids?” “Have you contacted the church? I don’t go every Sunday but they know me.” Before she left, Jackson had an open invitation to Brazile’s place for home-cooked red beans and rice, served up every Monday night. ”The sisterhood in this town, there’s deep history here,” Jackson said. The “Obama women” - as African-American women who’ve taken big jobs in his administration have been nicknamed - mark another step in the long journey of black women from outsiders to gatekeepers in political Washington. They have quietly entered their jobs with little attention paid to the fact that they are the largest contingent of high-ranking black women to work for a president. Click here for more… ShareThis Things you can do from here: - Subscribe to Black Politics on the Web using Google Reader - Get started using Google Reader to easily keep up with all your favorite sites --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Black Focus Inc." group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Black-Focus-Inc?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
