In 1989- David Dinkins elected 1st Black mayor of New York City
In 1989- L. Douglas Wilder elected Governor of Virginia
In 2017- Justin Fairfax elected VA Lieut. Governor, becoming 2nd African American to win statewide seat
In 2017- New Jersey elected Sheila Oliver as its first female African-American lieutenant governor
To Inspire You
Where we are met with cynicism and doubts and those who tell us that we can't, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people; Yes, we can