- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 online resource (3 video files (1 hr., 10 min., 17 sec.)) : sound, color.
- Summary
- State Senator Kimberly Lightford was born on May 10, 1968 in Chicago, Illinois. Attending Proviso East High School, Lightford was active in the Student Council. Upon graduating from high school, she enrolled at Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois. There, she studied human relations and management with a minor in African American Studies. Lightford's first job after graduation was with the Secretary of State's Office. Lightford decided to pursue an advanced degree, enrolling at Sangamon State University in Springfield and majoring in public administration. While there, she interned with the Illinois House of Representatives. She became a Trustee of the Village of Maywood and, in 1998, was elected to the Illinois State Senate. Married, Lightford is a member of the National Black Caucus of local elected officials, the National League of Cities and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. She also remained a Trustee for the Village of Maywood.
- Alternative Title
- History Makers video oral history with The Honorable Kimberly Lightford
- The Honorable Kimberly Lightford
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Internet videos.
- Interviews.
- Nonfiction films.
- Oral histories.
- Credits (note)
- Videographer, Frank Haynes.
- OCLC
- 1000518507
- Title
The HistoryMakers video oral history with The Honorable Kimberly Lightford.
- Publisher
Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]
- Country of Producing Entity
United States naf
- Playing Time
011017
- Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
- Type of Medium
computer
- Type of Carrier
online resource
- Digital File Characteristics
video file
- Performer
Adele Hodge, interviewer.
- Credits
Videographer, Frank Haynes.
- Event
Recorded Chicago, Illinois 2000 September 1.
- Source of description
Vendor-supplied metadata.
- Connect to:
- Indexed Term
State Senator.
- Added Author
Lightford, Kimberly, 1968- interviewee.
Hodge, Adele, interviewer.
Haynes, Frank, director of photography.
HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.