Dee Johnson, Founder ‘Lend a Hand Foundation’ (LAHF) whose mission is “to enhance the Quality of Life for Impoverished Children, Youth & Families.”

Keith Ellison born in 1963, in 2018 was the first Black person elected to statewide office in Minnesota and the first Muslim person elected to a statewide office anywhere in the U.S.

Constance Baker Motley, 1921 – 2005, first Black woman in the New York State Senate and first Black woman to argue a cases before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Gloria DeNard 1927 – 2020. Founded “Manna House Workshops” in 1967.

Michael Derrick Tubbs born 1990. Youngest and first Black mayor of Stockton, California in 2017.