From the Black Book Talk Vault: Avel Gordly: "Remembering the Power of Words"
From Black Book Talk by KBOO Radio
March 5, 2026
About this episode
This episode honors Avel Gordly and reflects on the significance of her contributions to political representation and the power of words.
[This program originally aired May 5, 2011. We rebroadcast it August 1, 2024 when Kamala Harris became the first Black woman nominated candidate for President. We are airing again today to honor the memory of our hero, Avel Gordly, the first Black woman to win a seat i...
People in this episode
Host: KBOO Radio
Topics covered
- Black history
- political representation
- power of words
- women in politics
- Avel Gordly
Keywords
- Avel Gordly
- Kamala Harris
- Black women
- politics
- words
- history
- representation
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