by larry | Nov 10, 2025
Dr. Donna Leak serves as the Vice Chair of the Illinois State Board of Education and Superintendent of Community Consolidated Schools District 168 in Sauk Village, IL. As the first African American Woman to serve as Vice Chair of the State Board, she has been...
by larry | Nov 10, 2025
Committed to access to the courts and the fair administration of justice, Justice Cynthia Y. Cobbs has served as justice on the Illinois Appellate Court since 2015. Justice Cobbs began her judicial career in 2011, as a trial judge on the Circuit Court of Cook County....
by larry | Nov 10, 2025
Founder, African American Ladies Legacy Foundation Conceptual Founder, Illinois Black Hall of Fame Nominee | Nonprofit Leadership Dr. Ceola Davis Barnes is a visionary whose lifelong commitment to service has empowered individuals and strengthened communities of...
by larry | Nov 10, 2025
A passionate educator, Dr. Cheryl F. Green believes in the transformative power of education to change lives, and throughout her 37-year career has pioneered the innovation of academic enrichment and student success. The sixth president of Governors State University,...
by larry | Nov 10, 2025
Mamie Till-Mobley (1921–2003) stands as a towering figure in American history—a symbol of resilience, advocacy, and transformational change. Born Mamie Elizabeth Carthan on November 23, 1921, in Webb, Mississippi, she lived her earliest years in the Jim Crow South...
