Sophia A. Nelson Explained

Sophia Angeli Nelson (born January 5, 1967) is an American author and journalist.

Education and early career

She was born in Munich, Germany, and grew up in Somerdale, New Jersey, graduating from Sterling High School in 1985.^[4] She received her B.A. in economics and political science from San Diego State University, and became politically active as a Republican in 1988 after hearing Jack Kemp during the 1988 presidential primaries.^[5] She was legal counsel to New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman^{[5] [6]} and ran for Congress in New Jersey's 1st congressional district in 1996. She was also a GOP counsel for the House Government Reform and Oversight Committee,^[5] but ultimately decided to become a journalist and author. As of 2020, she is a political independent.^[3]

Works

• Black Woman Redefined : Dispelling Myths and Discovering Fulfillment in the Age of Michelle Obama, Dallas, Tex. : BenBella Books, 2012.
• E Pluribus One : Reclaiming our Founders' Vision for a United America, New York : Center Street, 2017.

External links

• News: Survey paints portrait of black women in America . Washington Post . 2012-01-23 . . 2020-05-06.
• Loop21
• https://archive.today/20130126192201/http://www.jenniferkeitt.com/go/tbw-radio-show/black-woman-redefined-an-interview-with-author-sophia-nelson/index.cfm
• http://www.blogtalkradio.com/joykeys/2011/09/17/the-state-of-young-black-women
• https://web.archive.org/web/20121108071100/http://www.newschannel5.com/story/5373538/urban-outlook
• http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2011/10/25/south-jersey-native-writes-black-woman-redefined/

Notes and References

1. https://auislandora.wrlc.org/islandora/object/auislandora%3A14513#page/24/mode/1up/search/Nelson 100th Commencement Program, American University, Winter 1995
2. https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/nelson-sophia-angeli-1967/ SOPHIA ANGELI NELSON (1967-)
3. Web site: Sophia A. Nelson . Here's Why I Left the GOP . Thedailybeast.com . February 2020. 2022-04-15.
4. Nelson, Sophia A. "High school teacher was Sterling example of someone who made a difference", Courier-Post, September 21, 1997. Accessed April 20, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "The writer, a 1985 graduate of Sterling High School in Somerdale, and a former candidate for Camden County freeholder and Congress, works on Capitol Hill as an investigative counsel for the Government Reform and Oversight Committee."
5. News: Nelson . Sophia . What's Trump's Problem With Black Women? . 2017-10-16 . Politico Magazine . 2017-10-26.
6. https://www.nytimes.com/1996/04/21/nyregion/on-politics-a-new-gop-face-emerges-in-a-democratic-stronghold.html A New G.O.P. Face Emerges In a Democratic Stronghold