On The Record #13: April interviews Sheila Oliver, New Jersey’s first Black Lieutenant governor

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Democratic candidate for New Jersey lieutenant governor Sheila Oliver arrives to a news conference in Newark, N.J., Wednesday, July 26, 2017. Gubernatorial candidate Phil Murphy announced that Assemblywoman Oliver is joining his ticket as the candidate for lieutenant governor. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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Democratic candidate for New Jersey lieutenant governor Sheila Oliver arrives to a news conference in Newark, N.J., Wednesday, July 26, 2017. Gubernatorial candidate Phil Murphy announced that Assemblywoman Oliver is joining his ticket as the candidate for lieutenant governor. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor Sheila Oliver arrives to a news conference in Newark, N.J., Wednesday, July 26, 2017. Gubernatorial candidate Phil Murphy announced that Assemblywoman Oliver is joining his ticket as the candidate for lieutenant governor. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

April sits down with Lt governor elect Sheila Oliver. As New Jersey’s first African-American woman Assembly Speaker, Sheila has blazed new paths and fought for justice and fairness for every New Jersey family — and she will continue to do so as New Jersey’s lieutenant governor.

 

April Ryan has a unique vantage point as the only Black female reporter covering urban issues from the White House, a position she has held with AURN since the Clinton era. Her position as a White House Correspondent has afforded her heightened insight into the racial sensitivities, issues, and attendant political struggles of our nation. April has written three books; The Presidency in Black & White: My Close-Up View of Three Presidents and Race in America, At Mama's Knee: Mothers and Race in Black and White, and Under Fire: Reporting from the Front Lines of the Trump White House. Twitter: @aprildryan

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