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Black History

Stacey Abrams

Stacey Abrams, former Minority Leader of the Georgia House of Representatives, is a voting rights activist whose efforts focus on ending voter suppression.

A. Philip Randolph

Labor leader Asa Philip Randolph founded the nation’s first black labor union and helped pave the way for the passage of the Civil Rights Act.

Eloise Reese-Burns

Eloise Reese-Burns tirelessly fought for justice as one of the longest-tenured healthcare workers in California and a member of NUHW’s executive board.

Mari Copeny

Mari Copeny was just eight years old when she saw the impacts of Flint’s water crisis on her community, so she rallied a visit from President Obama.

Dr. Cornel West

Dr. Cornel West is an American philosopher, intellectual, author, professor, and activist who is widely credited with elevating conversations on race into the public discourse.

Bayard Rustin

Bayard Rustin was an American civil rights leader, gay rights activist, and humanitarian who helped organize the 1961 Freedom Rides, the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and more.

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