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Marie Kaigler —
also known as Marie Kaigler Reese —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1988;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 5th District, 2000.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2000.
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Silverenia Q. Kanoyton (b. 1948) —
of Michigan.
Born in 1948.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state board of education; defeated, 1978; appointed 1978;
resigned 1981.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1981.
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Damon Jerome Keith (1922-2019) —
also known as Damon Keith —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 4,
1922.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1967-77; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1977-95; took
senior status 1995.
African ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April
28, 2019 (age 96 years, 298
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (b. 1945) —
also known as Carolyn Jean Cheeks —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 25,
1945.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1979-96 (18th District 1979-82,
8th District 1983-92, 9th District 1993-96); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1980,
1984,
1988,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1997-2003 (15th District 1997-2003,
13th District 2003); member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 2008.
Female.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Kwame Malik Kilpatrick (b. 1970) —
also known as Kwame M. Kilpatrick —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 8,
1970.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 9th District, 1997-2001; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 2000,
2004,
2008;
mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 2002-08; resigned 2008; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 2004-08; charged
in 2008 with obstruction
of justice, perjury,
and misconduct
in office, in connection with his denial under oath of an affair
with his chief of staff, Christine Beatty, and misleading the city
council over a payment of $8.4 million to settle a whistleblower
lawsuit filed by two police officers, which included a secret deal to
prevent evidence of the affair from being disclosed; later charged
with assaulting
two police officers who were serving a subpoena; pleaded
guilty to two felony counts of obstruction
of justice and no
contest to one assault
charge;
he also agreed to four months in jail,
payment of $1 million in restitution,
to resign
as mayor, and to give up his law license and pension.
Baptist.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Still living as of 2020.
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Jasahn Larsosa —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Candidate in primary for mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 2021.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2021.
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Brenda L. Lawrence —
of Southfield, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Mayor
of Southfield, Mich., 2001-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 2004,
2008;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 2008; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 2010; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 14th District, 2012.
Female.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Still living as of 2013.
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Terrel M. LeCesne —
of Inkster, Wayne
County, Mich.
Mayor
of Inkster, Mich., 1975-78.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1978.
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LaMar Lemmons III (b. 1955) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born August
7, 1955.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 2nd District, 1999-.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2000.
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William Lucas (born c.1928) —
of Michigan.
Born about 1928.
Republican. Wayne
County Sheriff, 1970-82; Wayne
County Executive, 1983-86; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1986.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2004.
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Henry Majors (born c.1930) —
of Sumpter Township, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., about 1930.
Democrat. Candidate for supervisor
of Sumpter Township, Michigan, 1970.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1970.
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Conrad L. Mallett Jr. (b. 1953) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; West Bloomfield, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
12, 1953.
Democrat. Lawyer;
executive assistant to Mayor Coleman
A. Young of Detroit; director of legislative affairs for Gov. James
J. Blanchard; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1990-99; appointed 1990; resigned
1999; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1997-99.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP; American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2014.
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Amelita Mandingo —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1988.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
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Henry G. Marsh (1921-2011) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., October
11, 1921.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; mayor
of Saginaw, Mich., 1967-69.
African ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha.
Died, from congestive
heart failure, in the VA Medical
Center, Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., May 11,
2011 (age 89 years, 212
days).
Cremated.
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Blanche Martin (b. 1937) —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Georgia, January
16, 1937.
Democrat. Dentist;
member of Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1969-84.
Protestant.
African ancestry. Member, Kiwanis;
American
Dental Association.
Still living as of 1984.
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Barbara Roberts Mason (b. 1940) —
also known as Barbara Roberts —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Dimondale, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
8, 1940.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1975-98; defeated, 1998; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1984 ;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 69th District, 1994.
Female.
African ancestry. Member, Alpha
Kappa Alpha.
Still living as of 1998.
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Wade Hampton McCree Jr. (1920-1987) —
also known as Wade H. McCree, Jr. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, July 3,
1920.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1954-61; appointed 1954; resigned
1961; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1961-66; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1966-77; resigned
1977; U.S. Solicitor General, 1977-81; law
professor.
Unitarian.
African ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, from a heart
attack and bone
cancer in Henry Ford Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
30, 1987 (age 67 years, 58
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Hezekiah McDonald —
of River Rouge, Wayne
County, Mich.
Mayor
of River Rouge, Mich., 1988.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1995.
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Marjorie Frances McGowan (b. 1930) —
also known as Marjorie McGowan —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
16, 1930.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 5th
District, 1961-62.
Female.
Catholic.
African ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1962.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Austin McGowan and Cassie (Durrettee)
McGowan. |
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Cyril A. McGuire —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1976,
1980,
1988;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1979.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
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William Hayes McKinney (b. 1876) —
also known as W. Hayes McKinney —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born November
7, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1922.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Burial location unknown.
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Hiram McNeeley (b. 1906) —
of Inkster, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, S.C., October
31, 1906.
Democrat. Merchant;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 20th District,
1955-64; defeated in primary, 1964, 1966.
Methodist.
African ancestry. Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Matthew McNeely (b. 1920) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Millen, Jenkins
County, Ga., May 11,
1920.
Democrat. Education
director, United Auto Workers Local 306; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1956
(alternate), 1960
(alternate), 1972;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1965-86 (26th District 1965-72,
16th District 1973-82, 3rd District 1983-86); defeated in primary,
1958.
Baptist.
African ancestry.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Sharon McPhail (born c.1950) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., about 1950.
Lawyer;
candidate for mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1993, 2005 (primary), 2009 (primary).
Female.
African ancestry. Member, National
Bar Association; NAACP.
Still living as of 2009.
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P. Christina Montague —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1988,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 2004.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2015.
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Duane Montgomery (b. 1966) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born January
1, 1966.
Engineer;
candidate in primary for mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 2009, 2009; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 2010.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2010.
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Boyd Morson —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Brooklyn Park, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Candidate for mayor
of Brooklyn Park, Minn., 2011.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2011.
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Charles E. Morton (b. 1926) —
of Michigan.
Born in 1926.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state board of education; elected 1964; defeated, 1972.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1972.
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Michael Morton —
of Southfield, Oakland
County, Mich.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1988.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
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Raymond M. Murphy (b. 1927) —
also known as Ray Murphy —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., December
13, 1927.
Democrat. Delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
11th District, 1961-62; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1964,
1988
(alternate), 1996;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1983-98 (17th District 1983-92,
7th District 1993-98); defeated in primary, 1954; member of Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1999-.
Baptist.
African ancestry. Member, United
Auto Workers; NAACP; AFSCME;
Lions;
Optimist
Club; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Still living as of 1999.
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Relatives: Son
of John Murphy and Etta (Thompkins) Murphy; married to Loretta
Blackwell. |
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Benny N. Napoleon (b. 1955) —
also known as Benny Napoleon —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., 1955.
Democrat. Detroit police chief, 1998-2001; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 2008;
Wayne
County Sheriff, 2009-; candidate for mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 2013.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2020.
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Earl E. Nelson (b. 1937) —
of Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in 1937.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 57th District, 1971-74; member of
Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1975-78; defeated in primary, 1978.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1978.
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John Olumba (b. 1981) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 12,
1981.
Democrat. Preacher;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 2011-14 (5th District 2011-12,
3rd District 2013-14); defeated in primary, 2008; candidate in
primary for mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 2013; candidate for Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 2014, 2018.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2018.
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Mary Lou Parks (b. 1939) —
of Detroit east side, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C., July 24,
1939.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1976,
1980,
1984
(alternate), 1988,
2004
(alternate); member of Michigan
state house of representatives 3rd District, 1993-98; candidate
for secretary
of state of Michigan, 1998.
Female.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Still living as of 2004.
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Willie W. Payne (b. 1955) —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Spearsville, Union
Parish, La., 1955.
Police
officer; mayor
of Pontiac, Mich., 2002-.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African ancestry.
Still living as of 2005.
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Lowell Perry (b. 1931) —
of Southfield, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in 1931.
Republican. Candidate for Michigan
state board of education, 1990.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1990.
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Gloria Peterson —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
2004.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2004.
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Ronnie D. Peterson —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1996
(alternate), 2008.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Dovie Theodosia Pickett (1921-2007) —
also known as Dovie T. Pickett; Dovie Theodosia
Carter —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Hinze, Winston
County, Miss., November
22, 1921.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1972,
1988,
1992
(alternate); candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1978.
Female.
Protestant.
African ancestry. Member, Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died April
17, 2007 (age 85 years, 146
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John W. Porter (1931-2012) —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., August
13, 1931.
School
teacher; Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1969-79; first
African-American state school superintendent; president,
Eastern Michigan University, 1979-89.
United
Church of Christ. African ancestry. Member, Urban
League; Phi
Delta Kappa; NAACP.
Died June 27,
2012 (age 80 years, 319
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Linsey Porter —
of Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Mayor
of Highland Park, Mich., 2002.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2002.
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Andrew Pulley (born c.1952) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Michigan.
Born about 1952.
Socialist Workers candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1972; Socialist Workers candidate
for mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1979; Socialist Workers candidate for President
of the United States, 1980; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1984 (Socialist
Workers), 1986 (Independent).
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1986.
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