Helen Whitener is is the first Black woman to serve on the Washington Supreme Court, the fourth immigrant-born Justice, and the first openly Black LGBT...
London Lamar ran several state and local campaigns before her election to office. The campaigns contributed to helping other goal-oriented community leaders get elected into...
Sherry Gay-Dagnogo, M.Ed., is in her third term as state representative of Michigan’s 8th District, serving northwest Detroit, including the Bethune, Brightmoor, Castle Rouge, College...
Kandie Smith made history when she became the first Black Female Mayor of the City of Greenville, N.C. During her tenure, she successfully lobbied Raleigh...
Cori Bush is a former early childhood educator, a community-based mental health registered nurse, and an ordained pastor. Bush was honored as a recipient of...
Sharon Beasley-Teague (Democratic Party) is a member of the Georgia House of Representatives, representing District 65. She assumed office on January 11, 1993. Her current...
Barbara Washington Franklin knows that the path to D.C. Statehood requires an independent approach, because, as she says “DC Statehood isn't a partisan issue, it's...