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Join the roomBeverly Johnson es una abogada y política estadounidense, exalcaldesa de Alameda, California. Fue elegida por primera vez al Concejo Municipal de Alameda en 1998. En 2002, se postuló para alcaldesa y fue elegida. Fue elegida nuevamente como alcaldesa en 2006. Su mandato terminó en diciembre de 2010. Johnson es una abogada de derecho familiar que ejerce bajo el nombre "Johnson Family Law" en Alameda.
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“For generations in this country, beauty was traditionally represented by three very distinct ideals in virtually all media: blond hair, blue eyes and fair skin...My cover shattered that notion forever….Women of color could boldly say to the world, ‘Hey, look at me! I’m here and I have value and I am beautiful.'”
“I believe that every culture contributes to fashion. But, I do remember Polly Mellen telling me, 'You know where we got hot pants from? We used to go up to Harlem and we would just look at what all the community people were wearing.'”
“At my moment, there was always a token black person. And in the ’70s I became that token black person. It brings out the worst in people when they think there’s only one spot, where for everyone else there are lots of spots.”
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