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Feb 28, 2024 · Hakeem Jeffries’ Black Baptist upbringing has shaped his role as House minority leader. Jeffries, a liberal Democrat, and House Speaker Mike Johnson, a conservative Republican, recently took turns reading Scripture at the National Prayer Breakfast.
Hakeem Sekou Jeffries (/ ˌ h ɑː ˈ k iː m / hah-KEEM; born August 4, 1970) is an American politician and attorney who has served as House Minority Leader and Leader of the House Democratic Caucus since 2023.
Jun 21, 2023 · U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is the youngest and first person of color in the role. Read about his education, career, religion, wife, and more.
Mar 3, 2024 · Jeffries spoke in depth with The Associated Press about his religious upbringing, which was centered at Cornerstone Baptist Church in the New York City borough of Brooklyn.
Feb 29, 2024 · Such differences are vast between Johnson, a staunchly conservative Republican, and Jeffries, a hero to liberal Democrats. But at the prayer breakfast earlier this month, they collegially took turns reading Scripture — evoking how their shared Christianity confronts evil.
Mar 1, 2024 · House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., records a welcome message for a conference of preachers at Cornerstone Baptist Church in New York.
Mar 27, 2023 · Call it the dual education of Hakeem Jeffries, a charismatic and enigmatic son of both Brooklyn and Big Law, who was shaped as much by hip-hop and the Black Baptist church as by the offices of ...
