Government – Local
Carolyn Purnell (1939- )
Carolyn J. Purnell, a 1971 graduate of the University of Washington’s School of Law, is one of two women who...
Carl Brewer (1957-2020)
Carl Brewer served as the 100th Mayor of Wichita, Kansas, only the second African American elected to that office. Brewer...
Kevin Maurice Johnson (1966- )
Kevin Maurice Johnson served as Mayor of Sacramento, California, from December 2, 2008 to December 13, 2016. Johnson, the son...
Mark Mallory (1962- )
On December 1, 2005, Mark Mallory was sworn in as the first black mayor elected by popular vote in Cincinnati,...
Luther Ambrose Goodwin (1920-1982)
Tuskegee Airman, civil rights activist, and attorney Luther A. Goodwin was born April 17, 1920, in Jacksonville, Florida, the son...
Carl Gipson (1924– )
Carl Gipson was the first African American city council member in the city of Everett, the county seat of Snohomish...
Ulysses “Junior” Bridgeman (1953-2025 )
Entrepreneur businessman Ulysses Bridgeman, better known by his nickname, “Junior,” was born on September 17, 1953, in East Chicago, Indiana....
William H. Chester (1914-1985)
Dr. Martin Luther King with Bill Chester, January 25, 1963 “Image Courtesy of Anne Rand Library, International Longshore and Warehouse...
Mia Love (1975 -2025)
Congresswoman Mia Love represented Utah’s 4th Congressional District from 2015 to 2021 and was the first black Republican woman and...
