by NielsenEuellA. | Dec 29, 2018 | African American History, People
Laura Richardson was the Democratic representative for California’s 37th congressional district. She served from 2007 to 2012. Richardson was born in Los Angeles on April 14, 1962, to a black father and white mother. Her mother Maryann Richardson, who was a...
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...
by NielsenEuellA. | Nov 17, 2018 | African American History, People
Kendrick Meek, former highway patrolman, Florida state representative, and state senator, served in the United States House of Representatives as a Democratic representative from Florida’s 17th District from 2003 to 2011. Meek was born on September 6, 1966 in Miami,...
by LeichnerHelen | Oct 21, 2017 | African American History, People
Democratic Florida Congresswoman Frederica Wilson was born on November 5, 1942, in Miami, Florida, to Beulah Finley and Thirlee Smith. Wilson learned the importance of community activism at a young age. Her father was a small business owner and civil rights activist...
by GenatossioNoah | Jul 23, 2016 | African American History, People
Marc Allison Veasey has served as the representative for the 33rd Congressional District of Texas since assuming that office on January 3, 2013. His district includes parts of Dallas County and Tarrant County. Congressman Veasey is a member of the Democratic Party and...
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