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https://news.yahoo.com/marcia-fudge-hud-nomination-win-153539544.html

"If confirmed, Fudge will follow in the footsteps of her sorority sister, Patricia Roberts Harris, as the second Black woman to lead this department. As a steadfast member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Rep. Fudge first brought greetings to her sorority sisters at the onset of her remarks from Wilmington, Del., when she accepted Biden’s nomination. "

"This rhetorical maneuver was more than an acknowledgment of her beloved sorority; it was a signal that Rep. Fudge would bring the sorority’s ideals with her into her new role as HUD secretary. She also reminded the nation of the important role that Black women — particularly Deltas — have played and continue to play in American politics."

"Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. is an organization of Black college-educated women who are committed to public service in Black communities. Founded on the campus of Howard University in 1913 by 22 collegiate women, the sorority has deep roots in political action. The first public action of the newly formed sorority took place on March 3, 1913, the day before Woodrow Wilson’s presidential inauguration."

"Notable political Deltas include: Rep. Shirley Chisholm (D-NY), Frankie M. Freeman, Alexis Herman, Barbara Jordan (D-TX), Carrie P. Meek (D-FL), Dorothy I. Height, Barbara Watson, and Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-OH). These women all helped to foreground Black women’s voices in key political decisions and policy deliberations. Rep. Marcia L. Fudge draws from her sorority sisters’ legacies to add her own contributions to advancing the interest of Black women through electoral politics."

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Last Updated: Tuesday,29 April, 2003, 07:57 GMT 08:57 UK

Gilgamesh tomb believed found

Archaeologists in Iraq believe they may have found the lost tomb of King Gilgamesh - the subject of the oldest "book" in history.

King Gilgamesh, commemorated in stone, kills a lion

Gilgamesh was believed to be two-thirds god, one-third human

The Epic Of Gilgamesh - written by a Middle Eastern scholar 2,500 years before the birth of Christ - commemorated the life of the ruler of the city of Uruk, from which Iraq gets its name.

Now, a German-ledexpedition has discovered what is thought to be the entire city of Uruk- including, where the Euphrates once flowed, the last resting place of its famous King.

"I don't want to say definitely it was the grave of King Gilgamesh, but it looks very similar to that described in the epic," Jorg Fassbinder, of the Bavarian department of Historical Monuments in Munich, told the BBC World Service's Science in Action programme.

Magnetic

In the book - actually a set of inscribed clay tablets - Gilgamesh was described as having been buried under the Euphrates, in a tomb apparently constructed when the waters of the ancient river parted following his death.

"We found just outside the city an area in the middle of the former Euphrates river¿ the remains of such a building which could be interpreted as a burial," Mr Fassbinder said.

Who can compare with him in kingliness? Who can say, like Gilgamesh, I am king?

The Epic Of Gilgamesh

He saidthe amazing discovery of the ancient city under the Iraqi desert had been made possible by modern technology.

"By differences in magnetisation in the soil, you can look into the ground," Mr Fassbinder added.

"The difference between mudbricks and sediments in the Euphrates river gives a very detailed structure."

This creates amagnetogram, which is then digitally mapped, effectively giving a town plan of Uruk.

'Venice in the desert'

"The most surprising thing was that we found structures already described by Gilgamesh," Mr Fassbinder stated.

Archaeologists excavate the Euphrates

Iraq has long been the site of some of the most important historical finds

"We covered more than 100 hectares. We have found garden structures and field structures as described in the epic, and we found Babylonian houses."

But he said the most astonishing find was an incredibly sophisticated system of canals.

"Very clearly, we can see in the canals some structures showing that flooding destroyed some houses, which means it was a highly developed system.

"[It was] like Venice in the desert."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/2982891.stm