All Entries Tagged With: "progressive legacy"
Progressive Legacy | Whitney M. Young, Jr.
Whitney Young, Jr. | Civil Rights Activist & Executive Director National Urban League July 31, 1921 – March 11, 1971 Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Whitney Young Jr. was arguably the National Urban League’s most influential executive director. During the decade he served as head of the civil rights organization, Young increased its budget 18-fold, pushed [...]
Progressive Legacy | Carl B. Stokes
Carl B. Stokes | First Black Mayor of a major American city June 21, 1927 – April 3, 1996 Kappa Alpha Psi, Fraternity, Inc. Early Years: Carl Burton Stokes was born in Cleveland in 1927 the second son of Charles and Louise Stokes. His parents were from Georgia and had come north during the “Great [...]
Progressive Legacy | Stephanie Tubbs Jones
Stephanie Tubbs Jones- first African American woman to be elected to Congress from Ohio September 10, 1949–August 20, 2008 Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Stephanie Tubbs Jones won election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1998, becoming the first African-American woman to represent Ohio in the U.S. Congress. In the 110th Congress (2007–2009), Jones [...]
Progressive Legacy | Reginald F. Lewis
Reginald F. Lewis – President of the first black-owned company to have more than $1 billion in annual sales. December 7, 1942 – January 19, 1993 Member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Reginald F. Lewis was born on December 7, 1942, in a Baltimore, Maryland, neighborhood he later described as “semi-tough.” Strongly influenced by [...]
