Diallo Telli Boubacar was the first General Secretary of the Organization of the African Unity (OAU), the pan-African body created in 1963 in the aftermath of independence of many African nations and replaced on July 9, 2002 by the African Union (AU). Telli was born … Read MoreDiallo Telli (1925-1977)
Benjamin Lloyd Crump is an American Civil Rights lawyer who is best known as the attorney of the families of Black Lives Matter victims starting with the case of Genie McMeans Jr in 2002. Crump, the oldest of nine siblings, was born on October 10, … Read MoreBenjamin Lloyd Crump (1969- )
Peter C. Harvey is a lawyer and was the 54th New Jersey Attorney General. Harvey was born in the Bronx, New York on February 2, 1958. He graduated from Morgan State University with a degree in Political Science in 1979 and received his Juris Doctoral degree … Read MorePeter C. Harvey (1958- )
H. Patrick Swygert served as 15th president of Howard University for 13 years (1995-2008). He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on March 17, 1943 and raised by his working-class parents, Leroy and Gustina Swygert and had a close aunt, Denise P. Swygert-Huzzy. He was the … Read MoreH. Patrick Swygert (1943- )
Juliana (Wiggins) Stratton is a lawyer and politician serving as the 48th Lieutenant Governor of Illinois. Stratton was born on the South Side of Chicago on September 8, 1965 and raised there. She is a graduate of Kenwood Academy High School and then attended the … Read MoreJuliana (Wiggins) Stratton (1965- )
Thurbert Earl Baker is a lawyer and Democratic politician who served as the 46th Attorney General of Georgia. Baker was born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, on December 16, 1952. He was raised by his mother Mary H. Baker on a small farm. He graduated … Read MoreThurbert Earl Baker (1952- )
The Honorable Nathaniel Raphael Jones was an African American attorney, judge, and law professor. His indelible contributions and steadfast commitment to equality for all under the law’s eyes have since resulted in tremendous progress for persons of color in the United States and abroad. Nathaniel … Read MoreNathaniel R. Jones (1926-2020)
Norman C. Francis is the longest-seated university president in the United States. Born March 20, 1931, in Lafayette, Louisiana, Francis was one of five children of a barber, Joseph A. and Mabel F. Francis. Francis attended St. Paul Catholic elementary and secondary schools. After graduating … Read MoreNorman C. Francis (1931- )
“Hill” Harper is an actor, author, and lawyer, best known for his roles on television shows CSI:NY and The Good Doctor. Harper was born in Iowa City, Iowa on May 17, 1966. His father, Harry D. Harper, II, is a psychiatrist and his mother, Marilyn … Read MoreFrancis Eugene “Hill” Harper (1966- )
Justin Edward Fairfax is a lawyer and politician, and the 41st Lieutenant Governor of Virginia. Fairfax was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on February 17, 1979, but was raised in Northeast Washington, D.C. He is a graduate of DeMatha Catholic High School, in Hyattsville, Maryland. He … Read MoreJustin Edward Fairfax (1979- )
