M.W. “Teedy” Thornhill Jr. (1921-2016)

M.W. “Teddy” Thornhill Jr., a civil rights activist and first African American mayor of Lynchburg, Virginia, was born Murrell Warren Thornhill, Jr. on March 31, 1921, to Murrell W. Thornhill, Sr. and Alease Gilbert Thornhill. He had a younger brother, Kyle Thornhill, and a sister, … Read MoreM.W. “Teedy” Thornhill Jr. (1921-2016)

Michael Joseph (1981- )

Civil Rights Attorney Michael Joseph, a first-generation Haïtien American and the first Black mayor to lead the city of North Miami in its 100-year history, was born on August 18, 1981, in Miami, Florida, at Jackson Memorial Hospital to Louis Joseph, a pastor, and Elvina … Read MoreMichael Joseph (1981- )