Kweisi Mfume
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American politician
Democratic Party politician
civil rights leader
human
member of the United States House of Representatives
Kweisi Mfume is an American politician and civil rights leader who served as president and CEO of the NAACP and as a longtime member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
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Democratic Party politician ⓘ civil rights leader ⓘ human ⓘ member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| birthName | Frizzell Gray ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1948-10-24 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Johns Hopkins University
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Morgan State University ⓘ |
| electedFrom | Maryland's 7th congressional district ⓘ |
| employer |
NAACP
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United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| endTime | 1996-02-18 ⓘ |
| endTimeAsNAACPPresident | 2004 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | African American ⓘ |
| familyName | Gray ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName |
Frizzell Gray
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surface form:
Frizzell
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| hasChild | 5 sons ⓘ |
| hasResidenceIn |
Maryland
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surface form:
Maryland, United States
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| knownFor |
Serving as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus
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Serving as president and CEO of the NAACP ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic Party
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surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
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| name | Kweisi Mfume self-link ⓘ |
| nativeOf |
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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surface form:
Baltimore, Maryland
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| notableFor |
Advocacy on civil rights and social justice issues
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Leadership of the NAACP in the late 1990s and early 2000s ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Advocacy within the Congressional Black Caucus
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Support for the Civil Rights Act reauthorizations ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil rights activist
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politician ⓘ |
| officeEndForUSHouseMD7_FirstTenure | 1996-02-18 ⓘ |
| officeStartForUSHouseMD7_FirstTenure | 1987-01-03 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Baltimore, Maryland, United States ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus
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Member of the Baltimore City Council ⓘ Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 7th congressional district ⓘ President and CEO of the NAACP ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence | Baltimore, Maryland, United States ⓘ |
| startTime | 1987-01-03 ⓘ |
| startTimeAsNAACPPresident | 1996 ⓘ |