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Meaza Ashenafi Mengistu (1964- )
Meaza Ashenafi Mengistu, a human rights activist, broke barriers in Ethiopia when, in 2018, she became the first woman to...
Fani Willis (1971- )
Fani Taifa Willis is the first Black woman to hold the office of District Attorney of Fulton County, Georgia. Willis...
Eileen Ramona Petersen (1937-2023)
Judge Eileen R. Petersen, an advocate for women’s and children’s rights, was born on April 18, 1937, in Christiansted, Virgin...
Steven L. Reed (1974- )
Steven L. Reed is the first African American mayor of Montgomery, Alabama. Reed was born in 1974 in Montgomery, to...
Jerome A. Holmes (1961- )
Jerome A. Holmes, is the first African American to serve as an United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the...
Richard Howell Gleaves (1819-1907)
Richard Howell Gleaves was a Haitian-American merchant, lawyer, politician, and the 55th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina. Greaves was born...
Nathaniel R. Jones (1926-2020)
The Honorable Nathaniel Raphael Jones was an African American attorney, judge, and law professor. His indelible contributions and steadfast commitment...
Leah Ward Sears (1955- )
Leah J. Ward Sears is a retired Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court. Sears served on the court from...
Alberta Odell Jones (1930-1965)
Alberta Jones was born on November 12, 1930, to Sarah (Sadie) Frances Crawford and Odell Jones, in Louisville, Kentucky. Jones...
