C. Delores Tucker
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C. Delores Tucker | |
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Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania | |
In office January 20, 1971 – September 21, 1977 | |
Governor | Milton Shapp |
Preceded by | Joseph Kelley |
Succeeded by | Barton Fields |
Personal details | |
Born | Cynthia Delores Nottage October 4, 1927 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | October 12, 2005[1] Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged 78)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
William Tucker
(m. 1951–2005)The Wharton School |
Profession |
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Cynthia Delores Tucker (
Early life and education
Born in
Tucker attended
Tucker was later the recipient of two
Career
Civil activities
Tucker had a long history in the
Tucker also was responsible for the Governor's appointment of more women judges and more women and African Americans to boards and commissions than ever before. She also led the effort to make Pennsylvania one of the first states to pass the Equal Rights Amendment. As Chief of Elections of Pennsylvania, she was a leader in instituting a voter registration by mail and reducing the voting age from 21 to 18 years of age.
Political
In 1971, Tucker became the first black female
She was the founder and president of the Bethune-DuBois Institute, Inc., which she established in 1991 to promote the cultural development of
Media
In 1988 she made an
Hip-hop/rap music
Tucker dedicated much of the last few years of her life to condemning sexually explicit lyrics in
Called "narrow-minded" by some rappers who often mentioned her in their lyrics, Tucker picketed stores that sold
Other rappers have taken similar stances. In his song "Church for Thugs", The Game raps "I've got more hatred in my soul than Pac had for Delores Tucker." Jay-Z chimes in as well, with the lines "I don't care if you're C. Dolores Tucker or you're Bill O'Reilly, you only riling me up," from The Black Album's "Threat." Lil' Kim also referenced her in a leftover track, entitled "Rockin' It", from her second studio album. Kim raps "C. Delores T., Screw her, I never knew her", after Tucker dubbed her music as "gangsta porno rap" and "filth".[15][16]
Much of
Accolades
Selected as one of 25 of the World's Most Intriguing People by
For five consecutive years, from 1972 through 1977, she was listed as among
On April 25, 2006, a state historical marker honoring Tucker was unveiled by Bill Tucker and Governor Ed Rendell in a ceremony at the State Museum of Pennsylvania, in Harrisburg. In addition, it was announced that the North Building, which is adjacent to the State Capitol Building, was to be renamed the Secretary C. Delores Tucker Building. The state marker, which was commissioned by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, was installed outside the entrance to the building. The marker reads:
C. Delores Tucker
1927–2005
Civil rights leader and activist for
women, she was the first African American
Secretary of State in the nation.
Championed the PA Equal Rights Amendment
and policies on affirmative action, voter
registration by mail, and lowering the
voting age to 18. Spearheaded the creation
of the Commission on the Status of Women &
led a successful crusade critical of the
music industry and lyrics demeaning to
women, African Americans, and children.[19]
Personal life and death
In 1951, Tucker married William Tucker,[1] a Philadelphia real estate agent. Tucker herself had worked in real estate and insurance sales early in her career. Tucker had no children.
She died on Wednesday, October 12, 2005, at Suburban Woods Health Center in
References
- ^ a b c d e f New York Times – C. DeLores Tucker, a Voice for Minorities and Women, Is Dead at 78 – November 6, 2005
- ^ "Dr. C. Delores Tucker". nationalcongressbw.org. Wordpress. Archived from the original on February 14, 2016.
- ISBN 978-0-8160-4100-8. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
- ^ "Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 2 – SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS". www.govinfo.gov. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
- ^ a b c d Dr. C. DeLores Tucker. University of Maryland. Last accessed August 24, 2007.
- ^ "State secretary Tucker fired by Shapp" (PDF). The Daily Collegian. September 22, 1977. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 9, 2012. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
- ^ Taylor, John (October 31, 1979). "Third Cabinet Member Fired". The Pittsburgh Press. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ W. Stephen Gilbert, 'Talking Revolution', New Statesman, May 13, 1988
- ^ a b c d Lamb, Yvonne Shinhoster (October 13, 2005). "C. Delores Tucker Dies at 78; Rights and Anti-Rap Activist". The Washington Post. pp. B4. Retrieved August 24, 2007.
- Parents Television Council. Archived from the originalon December 10, 2005. Retrieved April 8, 2008.
- ^ Philips, Chuck (March 20, 1996). "Anti-rap crusader under fire". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ latimes.com/local/la-me-tupaccritic1aug0197-story.html
- ^ "C. DeLores Tucker files $10 million lawsuit against Tupac Shakur's estate". Jet. 1997.
- ^ "C. Delores Tucker; William Tucker, Her Husbandv.richard Fischbein; Belinda Luscombe; Newsweek Magazine; Johnnie L. Roberts; Time Inc.c. Delores Tucker; William Tucker, Appellants, 237 F.3d 275 (3d Cir. 2001)".
- ISBN 978-1-312-30605-9. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
- ^ "Lil' Kim's Music Called "Filth" By Conservative Activist". MTV. May 17, 1997. Retrieved May 28, 2010.
- ^ "Tell that C. Delores Tucker slut to suck a dick". Genius. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
- ^ PTC Advisory Board Member – C.Delores Tucker Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ PHMC: Historical Markers Program Archived 2008-01-07 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Official Website of the Philadelphia Congress of the National Congress of Black Women
- Delores Tuckers's oral history video excerpts at The National Visionary Leadership Project
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Interview of The Honorable C. Delores Tucker, 1982-12-10, In Black America, KUT Radio, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (WGBH and the Library of Congress)