Alma Powell
Alma Powell | |
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 Powell at her husband's funeral, November 2021 | |
| Born | Alma Vivian Johnson October 27, 1937 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | July 28, 2024 (aged 86) |
| Education | Fisk University (BA) Emerson College (MS) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3; including Michael and Linda |
Alma Vivian Powell (née Johnson; October 27, 1937 – July 28, 2024) was an American audiologist and the wife of military and political figure Colin Powell,[1] whom she was married to from August 25, 1962 until his death in 2021.[2]
Biography
[edit]She graduated from Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, and went on to study speech pathology and audiology at Emerson College in Boston.
She was the mother of former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Michael Powell.[3] She also had two daughters, Linda Powell, an actress, and Annemarie Powell. Her father and uncle were principals of two high schools in Birmingham; Condoleezza Rice's father worked in her uncle's school as a guidance counselor.
Alma Powell was the chair of America's Promise, the nation's largest partnership dedicated to improving the lives of children and youth. She also authored two children's books, America's Promise and My Little Red Wagon.[4][5] In 2011 she was named the NASBE's National Education Policy Leader of the Year along with her husband.[6][7]
Powell died on July 28, 2024, at the age of 86.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Alma Powell Says She Worried For Husband's Safety". CNN. March 11, 1996. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
- ^ Roberts, Roxanne (March 8, 2013). "Alma Powell celebrated at ladies' lunch for 50th wedding anniversary, 75th birthday". Washington Post. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
- ^ Faye Fiore, Maria L. La Ganga (November 9, 1995). "The Powell Announcement". LA Times. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
- ^ DaFonte, Jessica (March 17, 2003). "Grownup Girl Scout". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
- ^ "Children's Review: 'America's Promise'". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
- ^ Mack, Julie (September 27, 2013). "Kalamazoo first-graders are foot soldiers in drive to create fully literate community". MLive. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
- ^ "Gen. Colin Powell and Alma Powell Named National Education Policy Leaders of the Year". NASBE. Archived from the original on April 23, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
- ^ Vries, Karl de (July 29, 2024). "Alma Powell, wife of late Secretary of State Colin Powell, dies at 86 | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
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