Kwame Raoul (1964- )

Kwame Raoul (1964- )

by WashingtonKC | Jun 21, 2020 | African American History, People

Kwame Yves Raoul is a lawyer, a member of the Chicago Chapter of 100 Black Men, and the 42nd Attorney General of Illinois. A first-generation Chicagoan, Raoul was born on September 30, 1964 to Haitian immigrant parents Dr. Janin and Marie Therese Raoul. The third...
Letitia A. James (1958- )

Letitia A. James (1958- )

by NielsenEuellA. | Aug 23, 2019 | African American History, People

Letitia “Tish” James is a lawyer, activist, and the first African American female Attorney General of the state of New York. James was born in Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York on October 18, 1958. Her father, Robert, was a maintenance man, and her mother Nellie scrubbed...
Keith M. Ellison (1963- )

Keith M. Ellison (1963- )

by NielsenEuellA. | Nov 17, 2018 | African American History, People

Keith Ellison is an American politician and lawyer, who is currently the Attorney General-elect of Minnesota. Ellison was born on August 4, 1963 in Detroit, Michigan.  He is the third of five sons born to Leonard and Clida (Martinez). Since childhood Ellison was...