Dietra Trent is a respected leader in higher education and public policy. She served as the Virginia Secretary of Education under Governor Terry McAuliffe. She was also the Deputy Secretary of Education for Virginia from 2006 to 2010 and again from 2014 to 2016. Trent also served in several leadership positions at George Mason University, […]
McKinley L. Price is a respected dentist and politician who has served as the Mayor of Newport News, Virginia. In 1989, he was elected by his peers as President of the Peninsula Dental Society notably as the first black president of this organization. He was also named “Dentist of the Year” by the Old Dominion
Angela Angel is an elected official who represented District 25 in the Maryland House of Delegates from 2015 to 2019. Upon completing Hampton University, Angel then graduated from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University, where she received her Juris Doctor in 2004. During her time in office, she served on the
Ebenezer Ako-Adjei was a Ghanaian statesman, politician, lawyer and journalist. He was a member of the United Gold Coast Convention and one of six leaders who were detained during Ghana’s struggle for political independence from Britain, a group famously called The Big Six. Ako-Adjei also played a prominent role in the West African Students Union (WASU) and
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Edwin L. Walker is the former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Aging for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. He led the Administration on Aging in advocating on behalf of older Americans. In this role, Walker guided the development of home and community-based long-term care and elder justice programs, enabling older adults and their caregivers
William H. Ash was an early graduate of Hampton Institute. A former enslaved person, he was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates during the 1887–1888 session. He was a successful teacher and regularly petitioned friends at Hampton for donations of reading material and other classroom supplies. In 1884, while attending a summer institute
Keyanna Conner is a public official who served as the Virginia Secretary of Administration in the Cabinet of Governor Ralph Northam. In this role, she oversaw the Department of Human Resource Management, the Department of Elections, the Compensation Board, the Virginia Information Technologies Agency, and the Department of General Services. Conner also served a senior
Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini was a prominent businessman who served as the tenth Prime Minister of Eswatini (formerly Swaziland). Following the death of Prime Minister Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini in 2018, Dlamini was selected by King Mswati III to succeed him. He was the youngest prime minister in the country’s history. His work in government included cutting
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Tishaura Jones served as the 47th mayor of St. Louis, Missouri from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Missouri Democratic Party, Jones previously served from 2008 to 2013 in the Missouri House of Representatives, and as Treasurer of the City of St. Louis from 2013 to 2021. When she won the 2021 mayoral election,
Wyvetter H. Younge was a dedicated former member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 114th District from 1975 until 2008. She also served as the Assistant Majority Leader later in her career. Younge was also a former Assistant Circuit Attorney for the City of St. Louis. Rep. Younge also received the “Best Legislator”
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Charles Turnbull was the sixth elected Governor of the United States Virgin Islands from 1999 to 2007. Prior to being elected governor in 1998, he was a professor at the University of the Virgin Islands, Commissioner and Assistant Commissioner of the territorial Department of Education. During his tenure as governor, Turnbull served as a member
Robin R. Sanders is a distinguished diplomat who has served as the U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria. Her extensive experience in international relations and her dedication to fostering diplomatic ties have made her a valuable representative of the United States. She also served twice as the Director for Africa at the National Security Council at the