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Douglas Dollarhide (1923-2008)
Douglas Dollarhide was the first African American mayor of the city of Compton, California, and a pioneer and role model...
Kimberle Williams Crenshaw (1959- )
Kimberle Crenshaw is a Professor of Law and an advocate and educator for civil rights, race studies, constitutional law, and...
Compton, California (1867- )
Compton is a city in Southern California, located in south Los Angeles County. Compton was settled in 1867 by thirty...
Aja Brown (1982- )
Image Ownership: Public Domain Aja Brown serves as the youngest and first female mayor of Compton, California. Brown was born...
Latasha Harlins (1975-1991)
Latasha Harlins, whose short life came to a violent end in the midst of racial tensions in Los Angeles, California,...
Eula Mae Love (1939-1979)
Eula Mae Love’s tragic death made history on the evening of January 3rd, 1979, in the front yard of her...
Malissa A. Williams (1982-2012)
On the night of November 29, 2012, Malissa A. Williams was killed by Cleveland, Ohio, police officer Michael Brelo, along with...
Derrick Jones (1983-2010)
Derrick Jones was an East Oakland, California barber who was shot and killed by officers of the Oakland Police Department on November 8,...
Timothy R. Russell (1968-2012)
In 2012, Timothy Russell, an African American man, was involved in a car chase by Cleveland, Ohio, police officers. At...