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Miller was born "Donna Lynne Black" on September 7, 1965. [1] [2] She spent most of her youth living in Chicago. [3] Miller attended Odgen Elementrary in Chicago. [3] Miller graduated from Lane Technical High School in 1983. [4] She graduated from Howard University in 1987 with a bachelor degree in business administration. [4]
African Americans in the Illinois General Assembly have had the longest uninterrupted presence in any state legislature in the United States, dating back to 1882. The first African American in the Illinois House of Representatives, John W. E. Thomas of Chicago, was elected in 1876, and after not being re-nominated in 1878 and 1880, returned to ...
Joe Billy McDade (1963): [39] First African American male to serve on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois (1991) Ruben Castillo (1979): [ 40 ] First Latino American male to serve on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (1994) [ 41 ]
(The Center Square) – Parents Defending Education filed a federal civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Education accusing Community Unit School District 308 in Oswego, Illinois, of ...
African Americans have significantly contributed to the history, culture, and development of Illinois since the early 18th century. The African American presence dates back to the French colonial era where the French brought black slaves to the U.S. state of Illinois early in its history, [3] and spans periods of slavery, migration, civil rights movement, and more.
The Cook County Bar Association (CCBA), the nation's oldest association of African-American lawyers and judges, was founded in Illinois in 1914. Arkansas attorney Lloyd G. Wheeler, [1] moved to Illinois in 1869 to practice law and he, along with 31 other Black lawyers, began to meet informally to plan protests against discrimination in hotels, theaters, and restaurants, and to address judicial ...
Lightford attended Proviso East High School before going on to Western Illinois University, where she was initiated as a member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority. After college, she attended graduate school at the University of Illinois Springfield where she earned a master's degree in Public Administration (MPA) and completed an internship with the Illinois Department of Corrections.
William B. Black (November 11, 1941 – September 9, 2023) was an American politician who was a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 104th district from 1986 until 2011. He was the Deputy Republican Leader.