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Alternative Dispute Resolution

Jan. 29, 2009

Retired Political Pioneer Will Head to the Mediation Table

California's first black congresswoman announced Tuesday she will become a mediator, now that her recent tenure as a county supervisor is over.

By Noah Barron
Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - California's first black congresswoman announced Tuesday she will become a mediator, now that her recent tenure as a county supervisor is over.

Retired Los Angeles County Supervisor Yvonne Brathwaite Burke said she is joining Alternative Resolution Centers' team of neutrals.

From 1973 to 1979, Burke, a Democrat, represented California's 37th District in the House of Representatives, a...

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