Loretta Thompson-Glickman

Loretta Thompson-Glickman
Loretta Thompson-Glickman
45th Mayor of Pasadena
	In office; 1982–1984
Preceded by	Josephine Heckman
Succeeded by	Bill Bogaard
Personal details
Born	May 23, 1945
Died	March 18, 2001 (aged 55); Lubbock, Texas
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Saul Glickman (1972-1982, div.); Austin
Children	Samuel W. Glickman; Jacob D. Glickman
Profession	Singer/Politician

Loretta Thompson-Glickman (May 23, 1945 - March 18, 2001) was the first African-American Mayor of Pasadena, California.^[1]^[2]

Background

Glickman was a jazz singer and toured with the New Christy Minstrels before retiring from the entertainment industry in 1975 to start a family. In 1977, she became the first black woman elected as a Pasadena city director. Four years later, she became the city's first black vice mayor, before becoming mayor in 1982.^[3]

References

^ Scheid, Ann (1986). "IV: The Roots of Greatness". Pasadena:Crown of the Valley. Northridge, California: Windsor Publications, Inc. pp. 179, 180, 1984. Other major milestones for the black community in the 1970s and 1980s have been the election of Loretta Thompson-Glickman to the City Board in 1977 and her two-year term as mayor (1982-1984). {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |laydate=, |coauthors=, |separator=, |laysummary=, |trans_title=, |month=, |trans_chapter=, |chapterurl=, and |lastauthoramp= (help)
^ "Words of the week". Jet. Chicago, Illinois: Johnson Publishing Company. 1983-01-31. p. 38. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |pmd=, |deadurl=, and |trans_title= (help)
^ "Political power in Pasadena:Loretta Thompson Glickman is mayor of city of roses". Ebony. Chicago, Illinois: Johnson Publishing Company: 113–115. August 1982. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |laydate=, |coauthors=, |trans_title=, |separator=, |laysummary=, and |laysource= (help)

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[Pasadena-COTV-1] Scheid, Ann (1986). "IV: The Roots of Greatness". Pasadena:Crown of the Valley. Northridge, California: Windsor Publications, Inc. pp. 179, 180, 1984. Other major milestones for the black community in the 1970s and 1980s have been the election of Loretta Thompson-Glickman to the City Board in 1977 and her two-year term as mayor (1982-1984). {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |laydate=, |coauthors=, |separator=, |laysummary=, |trans_title=, |month=, |trans_chapter=, |chapterurl=, and |lastauthoramp= (help)

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[Ebony-3] "Political power in Pasadena:Loretta Thompson Glickman is mayor of city of roses". Ebony. Chicago, Illinois: Johnson Publishing Company: 113–115. August 1982. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |laydate=, |coauthors=, |trans_title=, |separator=, |laysummary=, and |laysource= (help)

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