Rosita Youngblood
| Rosita C. Youngblood | |
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| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 198th district |
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| Assumed office 1994 |
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| Preceded by | Bob O'Donnell |
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| Born | December 20, 1946 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Alma mater | Antioch University |
Rosita C. Youngblood (born December 20, 1946) is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 198th District since a special election on April 5, 1994, to fill vacancy.[1]
Ward leader
Youngblood is the Ward Leader of the 13th Ward Democratic Executive Committee.[2]
Negro Mountain
In July 2007, Youngblood called for the renaming of Negro Mountain. In a news release, she said, "Through a school project, my son and granddaughter first informed me of the name of this range and I found it to be disparaging that we have one of our great works of nature named as such… I find it disheartening for tourists who visit this range to see the plaque with the name Negro Mountain displayed on the mountainside."[3][4]
On 1 August 2007, Youngblood and other lawmakers introduced House Resolution No. 378 [5] resolving that the governor "form a commission …to study the naming of Negro Mountain and Mount Davis …[to] adopt names that accurately reflect the history of the region and the heroism displayed by the African American in the Negro Mountain conflict of 1756" and accordingly to alter "brochures, plaques and signs [to] accurately reflect the facts of this heroic historical event". (The 1921 naming of Mount Davis is now also considered controversial because it honors the white settler who once owned the land, rather than the colonial African-American.[5])
References
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External links
- Pennsylvania House of Representatives - Rosita Youngblood. Official PA House website.
- Project Vote Smart - Representative Rosita C. Youngblood (PA) profile
- Follow the Money - Rosita Youngblood
- Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus - Rep. Rosita Youngblood. Official Party website.
