11 Black Women To Know In Obama’s Cabinet
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Jacqueline Berrien
Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Since being appointed to her current position, Berrien has taken an interest in how hiring practices that slant against the unemployed may affect individuals based on race, color, sex and disability. Before coming to the EEOC, Berrien served as Associate Director-Counsel for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund where she assisted with implementing national legal advocacy and scholarship programs. She also worked with the Ford Foundation where she administered more than $13 million in grants to promote greater political participation by underrepresented groups. Berrien also practiced civil rights law for more than 15 years.
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