Government – Appointment – Agency Head
Michael Stanley Regan, Sr. (1976- )
Michael Stanley Regan, Sr. is the first African American to lead the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its...
Lloyd James Austin III (1953- )
Lloyd J. Austin is the first African American to serve as U.S. Secretary of Defense. He was nominated by President...
Youssou N’Dour (1959- )
Youssou N’Dour, West African humanitarian, activist, and musician, often cited as father of modern Afro-pop, was born in 1959 in...
Marcia Fudge (1952- )
Marcia Fudge is now the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the Joseph Biden Administration. Before then she was...
Pelé (Edson Arantes do Nascimento) (1940-2022)
Born on October 23, 1940 in Tres Coracoes, Minas Gerais in Brazil, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known to the world...
