Government – Federal
Scott Turner (1972- )
Scott Turner is the 19th Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. He is the first African American to hold a...
Benjamin S. Carson (1951- )
Benjamin S. Carson, neurosurgeon and Republican Presidential Candidate in 2016, was born on September 18, 1951 in Detroit, Michigan. Carson...
Charles F. Booker (1923- )
Charles F. Booker is an Army veteran, civil servant, and community activist who fought against racially discriminatory schools in Plainfield,...
Philip Jefferson
Philip Nathan Jefferson is an American economist who has been a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors since...
Lisa D. Cook (1964- )
Dr. Lisa DeNell Cook is an economist and a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. She is the...
John Edward James (1981-)
John Edward James, an Iraq War Veteran and Tea Party conservative Republican, is currently a member of Congress from Michigan’s...
Raphael W. Bostic (1966- )
Raphael Bostic is the chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. In addition, he serves on the...
Clarence Holbert (1944-2018)
Clarence Holbert is best known as the chief designer of Eritrea’s currency and the second African American engraver to work...
Jesse O. Thomas (1885-1972)
Jesse O. Thomas, early 20th century civil rights leader and protégé of Booker T. Washington, established the Atlanta, Georgia chapter of the National Urban League, a civil...
