Bootsie Neal

Idotha "Bootsie" Neal is a politician and developer in Dayton, Ohio and a member of the Democratic Party. In 1991, she became the first black woman elected to Dayton's city commission, on which she served until 2004. Since then she has worked on redevelopment of Dayton's historic urban neighborhoods.[1] She is currently president of the organization dedicated to Wright-Dunbar, the historical Dayton neighborhood that was once home to the Wright Brothers bicycle shop and African American poet Paul Laurence Dunbar.[2]

References

  1. Dayton Business Journal (2005-03-09). "Bootsie Neal to lead Wright-Dunbar Inc. - Dayton Business Journal". Bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
  2. Wright Dunbar Inc. management information page
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