by David H. Jackson Jr. | Feb 15, 2024 | African American History, People
Milwaukee, Wisconsin’s first African American Mayor, Cavalier Johnson was born in the city on November 5, 1986, to Denise Hardwick-Townsend. Additional information about his father, who was a Milwaukee Public Schools janitor, was not available during this...
by | Jan 16, 2024 | African American History, People
On October 1, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom chose well-known labor organizer and political strategist Laphonza Butler to be the next US Senator from California, following the death of long-serving Senator Dianne Feinstein on September 29, 2023. Butler, who...
by MikellRobert | Feb 6, 2023 | African American History
Valerie Foushee is a politician, a member of the Democratic Party, serving as the US Representative for North Carolina’s 4th congressional district since January 2023. She was born Valerie Jean Paige in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on May 7, 1956. Although her...
by | Feb 6, 2023 | African American History
Maxwell Alejandro Frost, an Afro-Cuban activist, organizer, and musician, is the first member of Gen Z elected to serve in Congress. He received almost 35% of the vote out of a 10-person race and outraised his counterparts, garnering over $2.5 million in funds, to...
by divimachine | Mar 18, 2022 | African American History, People
Jesse Clark White is an American educator, politician, and former track and field athlete from the state of Illinois. He is a Democrat and has been the 37th Illinois Secretary of State since 1999. He is the longest serving Secretary of State in Illinois history and...
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