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Hakeem Jeffries (1970- )
Hakeem Sekou Jeffries is a congressman who has represented New York’s 8th congressional district in Brooklyn and Queens since 2013....
Frederic Ellis Davison (1917-1999)
As an Army Major General, Frederic Ellis Davison paved the way for many African Americans who became military officers. Through Davison’s decorated...
Mike Tomlin (1972- )
National Football League (NFL) head coach Mike Tomlin was born on March 15, 1972 in Hampton, Virginia to Julia and Ed Tomlin. Mike Tomlin’s...
Dennis L. Via (1958- )
Army 4-star General Dennis L. Via was born in 1958 in the industrial town of Martinsville, Virginia, the son of Henry Via,...
John Singleton (1968-2019 )
John Daniel Singleton is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer known primarily for directing the films Boyz n the...
Edward Joseph Perkins, Jr. (1928-2020)
Edward Perkins served as U.S. Ambassador on four occasions, more than all but two other African Americans. He was born Edward...
Archie Alphonso Alexander (1888-1958)
African American engineer, architect, and mathematician Archie Alphonso Alexander was born on May 14, 1888 in Ottumwa, Iowa, the oldest...
Lawrence E. Brownlee Jr. (1972- )
Lawrence “Larry” Everston Brownlee, Jr., one of six children, was born on November 24, 1972, in Youngstown, Ohio. His father,...
Clayton Pitre (1924-2020)
Clayton Pitre was a longtime Seattle, Washington-based community activist, former Chief Housing Developer for the Central Area Motivation Project (CAMP),...
