Alma Powell
Encyclopedia
Alma Vivian Powell (born October 27, 1937 in Birmingham, Alabama
) is an African American
audiologist and the wife of military and political figure Colin Powell
, whom she married on August 25, 1962. She is a graduate of Fisk University
.
She is the mother of former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission
, Michael Powell
. Her father and uncle were principals of two of the black high schools in Birmingham; Condoleezza Rice
's father worked in her uncle's school as a guidance counselor.
Alma Powell is the co-chair of America's Promise
, an alliance of national organizations dedicated to teaching today's youth. She has also authored two children's books, America's Promise and My Little Red Wagon.
Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S...
) is an African American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
audiologist and the wife of military and political figure Colin Powell
Colin Powell
Colin Luther Powell is an American statesman and a retired four-star general in the United States Army. He was the 65th United States Secretary of State, serving under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005. He was the first African American to serve in that position. During his military...
, whom she married on August 25, 1962. She is a graduate of Fisk University
Fisk University
Fisk University is an historically black university founded in 1866 in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. The world-famous Fisk Jubilee Singers started as a group of students who performed to earn enough money to save the school at a critical time of financial shortages. They toured to raise funds to...
.
She is the mother of former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
, Michael Powell
Michael Powell (politician)
Michael Kevin Powell is an American Republican politician and lobbyist. He is the incoming president of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association . He was appointed to the Federal Communications Commission by President Bill Clinton on 3 November 1997. President George W. Bush designated...
. Her father and uncle were principals of two of the black high schools in Birmingham; Condoleezza Rice
Condoleezza Rice
Condoleezza Rice is an American political scientist and diplomat. She served as the 66th United States Secretary of State, and was the second person to hold that office in the administration of President George W. Bush...
's father worked in her uncle's school as a guidance counselor.
Alma Powell is the co-chair of America's Promise
America's Promise
America's Promise — The Alliance for Youth is a foundation founded by Colin Powell in 1997 to help children and youth from all socioeconomic sectors in the United States.In late April 1997 Presidents Bill Clinton, George H. W...
, an alliance of national organizations dedicated to teaching today's youth. She has also authored two children's books, America's Promise and My Little Red Wagon.