United States Senate
Laphonza Romanique Butler (1979- )
On October 1, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom chose well-known labor organizer and political strategist Laphonza Butler to be the...
Raphael G. Warnock (1969- )
Raphael Gamaliel Warnock is the senior pastor at the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, once led by Reverends Martin Luther King...
William “Mo” Cowan (1969- )
William Cowan, known to most as “Mo” Cowan, served in the United States Senate as a Democrat from February 1...
Kamala Devi Harris (1964- )
On November 3, 2020, Kamala Harris was elected Vice-President of the United States on a ticket she shared with winning...
Timothy Scott (1965- )
U.S. Senator from South Carolina, Timothy Eugene Scott, is the first Black Republican elected to the Senate from the South...
Roland Burris (1937- )
On January 15, 2009 Roland Wallace Burris was sworn in as the U.S. Senator from Illinois. Burris’s appointment made him...
Cory Booker (1969- )
Born in Washington, D.C. on April 27, 1969, Cory Booker is currently the United States Senator from New Jersey. Booker...
Hiram Rhodes Revels (1827-1901)
Hiram Rhodes Revels was a Republican U.S. Senator, minister in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, and the first African...
Blanche Kelso Bruce (1841-1898)
Blanche Kelso Bruce was born a slave in 1841 in Prince Edward County, Virginia but was raised in Missouri. Shortly...
