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Independent Historian

KC Washington is an English Language Lecturer at Gyeongsang National University in South Korea, a novelist, travel blogger, and freelance independent historian. She has a Master of Arts in Bilingual Education/ ESL and Reading from the University of Texas Permian Basin and writes articles on travel, feminism, African American culture, and education.

Fani Willis (1971- )

Fani Taifa Willis is the first Black woman to hold the office of District Attorney of Fulton County, Georgia. Willis was born on October 27, 1971 in Inglewood, California and raised by her father John Clifford Floyd III in Washington, DC. Learning at the feet … Read MoreFani Willis (1971- )

Cecilia Rouse (1963- )

Cecilia Elena Rouse, an American labor economist and dean of the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, is President Joe Biden’s nominee to head the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA). Confirmed by the U.S. Senate, she is the first African American … Read MoreCecilia Rouse (1963- )

Nikema Williams (1978- )

Nikema Williams is the first Black chairwoman of the Georgia Democratic Party, a former state senator, and the first woman to serve as representative of Georgia’s 5th Congressional District, filling the seat held since 1987 by the late civil rights icon John Lewis. Williams was … Read MoreNikema Williams (1978- )

Roland G. Fryer, Jr. (1977- )

Roland G. Fryer, Jr. is an economist, the youngest African American to receive tenure at Harvard University, and one of the youngest professors in the school’s history. Roland Gerhard Fryer, Jr. was born in Daytona Beach, Florida on June 4, 1977 to Roland Gerard Fryer, … Read MoreRoland G. Fryer, Jr. (1977- )

Kwame Raoul (1964- )

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 … Read MoreKwame Raoul (1964- )

Tamika Montgomery-Reeves (1981- )

The Honorable Tamika R. Montgomery-Reeves is a lawyer and the first African American to serve as an Associate Justice on the Delaware Supreme Court. Justice Montgomery was born on April 29, 1981 in Jackson, Mississippi to Bettye Cribbs and Dewery Montgomery. She attended the University … Read MoreTamika Montgomery-Reeves (1981- )

Charles Blow (1970- )

Charles Blow is an American journalist, commentator, and op-ed columnist for The New York Times. Born to Spinner and Billie Blow on August 11, 1970, Charles McRay Blow grew up the fifth of five sons in Gibsland, a town in Bienville Parish in northern Louisiana … Read MoreCharles Blow (1970- )

Derek Walcott (1930-2017)

A professor, poet, and playwright of English, Dutch, and African descent, Derek Walcott was a 1981 MacArthur Foundation “Genius” grant recipient who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1992. Born on January 23, 1930 to Warwick, a civil servant, and Alix Maarlin Walcott, an … Read MoreDerek Walcott (1930-2017)

Al Lawson (1948- )

A former professional basketball player, Congressman Al Lawson served in the Florida State Legislature for 28 years before being elected to the United States House of Representatives in 2017. The son of World War II veteran Alfred James Lawson, Sr. and Carrie Mae Lawson, Alfred … Read MoreAl Lawson (1948- )

Donald McEachin (1961-2022)

Donald McEachin was the co-founder of the law firm McEachin & Gee and a U.S. Representative for Virginia’s 4th congressional district. Aston Donald McEachin was born on October 10, 1961 to Ivan Benton McEachin, Jr. and Edna McEachin in Nuremberg, Germany. The Army artillery officer … Read MoreDonald McEachin (1961-2022)