Barbara Penner

She stands, an ancient priestess, sword raised over a sacrificial … chicken. It is impossible not to laugh. The publicity photo of Julia Child making Poulet Sauté Marengo captures everything that made her a runaway star. She seems at once powerful and naughty, a woman who always shares in the joke. She wields the sword and holds the chicken firmly, with strong arms and a conspiratorial smile. Child’s presence is so dominant, it is hard to look beyond her.

Resumen Hasta mediados del siglo XX, el gobierno federal estadounidense respaldó la construcción de viviendas racialmente segregadas, apoyándose en teorías económicas y supuestos científicos generalizados. Desmentir estos mitos fue un esfuerzo complejo y prolongado. Barbara Penner arroja luz sobre el legado perdurable de Robert C. Weaver, funcionario público y miembro del Gabinete Negro de Franklin D. Roosevelt.

The March 4, 1966, cover of Time marked a milestone in American politics. It featured Robert C. Weaver, Lyndon B. Johnson’s pick to head the newly formed U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — and the first Black person to be appointed to a cabinet secretary position. Not only was his confirmation a landmark in the movement for race equality; it was also a personal triumph for Weaver, who had begun his career in his twenties as a member of the so-called “Black Cabinet” during Franklin D.