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
To everyone keeping up the fight, you are doing something. You are the reason I know we are going to bring our country closer to realizing its great promise.