Maxine Waters Conclusion
“If you believe in something, you must be prepared to fight. To argue. To persuade. To introduce legislation again and again and again.” ("Maxine Waters Facts" 2017). I can name so many people who have shown outstanding and ambitious political actions during and after President Kennedy’s birth year. I can name both men and women, but nothing is as powerful as an African American woman. But you never would have guessed that one of the strongest women are in St. Louis. Maxine Waters has a status of being a fighter and one of the most powerful black women in U.S. politics. She has ambition, passion, and the will to fight for what she believes in.
Maxine Waters was born in 1938, in St. Louis. She was 5 of 13 children living in one of the St. Louis …show more content…
She managed his campaigns and gained a reputation for superb legislative. She worked with multiple of important state politicians. However, that didn’t mean she had a straight clean road ahead of her. The first action she took on in politics was women’s issues. She was instrumental in the formation of the National Political Congress of Black Women in August 1984. The association focused on what felt was unique and neglected problems facing women. It was also to encourage black women in America to become involved in political activity. Maxine believed that women didn’t have to be entertainment in a sense due to being afraid to alienate others. In her words, “Black women need to feel a sense of our own power.” ("Maxine Waters Facts" …show more content…
When presidential candidate Michael Dukakis chose Texas Senator Lloyd Bentsen instead of Jackson as his VP running mate, Water declared on national television that Jackson will break off communication with Dukakis campaign. Jackson spoke for a large amount of the public, meaning that the Dukakis campaign will most likely lose their votes. “The Democrats cannot win the presidency without us and without Jackson and others who will work for the party” ("Waters, Maxine").
Waters later addressed what she felt as Democratic party’s lack of commitment to black issues. She talks about the struggle of young black people crowded in the inner-city ghettos nationwide and the misusage of drugs. "An elementary lesson in life is that if people cannot survive in one way they will try another. In an affluent society in which only dollars appear to matter, some young people will find drug-pushing a seductive (or desperate) alternative to low-paying jobs" ("Waters,
Maxine Waters was born in 1938, in St. Louis. She was 5 of 13 children living in one of the St. Louis …show more content…
She managed his campaigns and gained a reputation for superb legislative. She worked with multiple of important state politicians. However, that didn’t mean she had a straight clean road ahead of her. The first action she took on in politics was women’s issues. She was instrumental in the formation of the National Political Congress of Black Women in August 1984. The association focused on what felt was unique and neglected problems facing women. It was also to encourage black women in America to become involved in political activity. Maxine believed that women didn’t have to be entertainment in a sense due to being afraid to alienate others. In her words, “Black women need to feel a sense of our own power.” ("Maxine Waters Facts" …show more content…
When presidential candidate Michael Dukakis chose Texas Senator Lloyd Bentsen instead of Jackson as his VP running mate, Water declared on national television that Jackson will break off communication with Dukakis campaign. Jackson spoke for a large amount of the public, meaning that the Dukakis campaign will most likely lose their votes. “The Democrats cannot win the presidency without us and without Jackson and others who will work for the party” ("Waters, Maxine").
Waters later addressed what she felt as Democratic party’s lack of commitment to black issues. She talks about the struggle of young black people crowded in the inner-city ghettos nationwide and the misusage of drugs. "An elementary lesson in life is that if people cannot survive in one way they will try another. In an affluent society in which only dollars appear to matter, some young people will find drug-pushing a seductive (or desperate) alternative to low-paying jobs" ("Waters,