Benjamin Pelham was a powerful Detroit politician and journalist. He was the Wayne County accountant from 1906 until 1942 and the proprietor and editor of...
Robert C. Weaver was a noted economist and administrator. From 1966 through 1968, he was the first African American cabinet official, serving as the Secretary...
Eugenia Charles, in full Dame Mary Eugenia Charles, (born May 15, 1919, Pointe Michel, Dominica—died September 6, 2005, Fort-de-France, Martinique), lawyer and politician who served...
George Washington Williams, (born Oct. 16, 1849, Bedford Springs, Pa., U.S.—died Aug. 2, 1891, Blackpool, Eng.), American historian, clergyman, politician, lawyer, lecturer, and soldier who...
Benjamin Hooks was an executive director of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and is the first African American board member...
Tom Bradley, in full Thomas Bradley, (born December 29, 1917, Calvert, Texas, U.S.—died September 29, 1998, Los Angeles, California), American politician, the first African American...
Al Sharpton, in full Alfred Charles Sharpton, Jr., (born October 3, 1954, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.), American civil rights activist and minister. Sharpton began preaching...