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16. Mai 2024 · ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — A monument to late New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver was dedicated in Essex County on Wednesday. Oliver, 71, died last year. She was born in Newark and lived in East Orange.
Vor 3 Tagen · Sheila Oliver gave the keynote speech at the Fannie Lou Hamer symposium in 2018. Hamer, in turn, has had a connection to Atlantic City for 60 years. “In 1964, she made a historic trip to the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City to give testimony about the horrors of being in Mississippi and the efforts that were made to keep African Americans from voting,” Reid-Merritt says.
17. Mai 2024 · Oliver was the first African American elected to a statewide office when she was elected as Lieutenant Governor with Governor Murphy in 2017 and was the first female African American to serve as Assembly Speaker when she was elected in 2010. (Photo by Glen Frieson)
24. Mai 2024 · New Jersey lost Lt. Gov. Sheila Y. Oliver last year. She was the first Black woman to serve as the state’s Assembly speaker and was later elected Lt. Gov. as Gov. Murphy’s running mate for two...
15. Mai 2024 · Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. dedicated a memorial bronze bust of the late Lt. Governor Sheila Y. Oliver on Wednesday, May 15th.
14. Mai 2024 · EAST ORANGE, NJ - In a ceremony slated for Wednesday, May 15th, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. will unveil a commemorative bronze bust, paying homage to the enduring legacy of...
15. Mai 2024 · Stockton University professor Dr. Patricia Reid-Merritt received the first Lt. Governor Sheila Oliver Civil Rights and Social Justice Award at the 50th annual NAACP of Atlantic City Freedom Gala...
