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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...
May 11, 2024 · Hakeem Jeffries (born August 4, 1970, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.) is an American Democratic politician who serves in the U.S. House of Representatives (2013– ). The House minority leader from 2023, Jeffries is the first Black person to lead a major party in either house of Congress .
Jan 3, 2023 · A lawyer and disciplined tactician, Mr. Jeffries is the first Black politician to lead either party in Congress. Share full article. Representative Hakeem Jeffries, 52, represents a...
Jan 4, 2023 · Jacquelyn Martin/AP. Washington CNN —. Hakeem Jeffries made history as the first Black lawmaker to lead a party in Congress, addressing the 118th Congress for the first time in the early hours...
Nov 30, 2022 · Hakeem Jeffries makes history as 1st Black party leader in Congress. House Democrats elected him to succeed Nancy Pelosi. By Rachel Scott, Katherine Faulders, Lauren Peller, and Isabella Murray. November 30, 2022, 1:58 PM. 1:30. Hakeem Jeffries arrives for leadership elections where he is e...Show More. Show More. J. Scott Applewhite/AP.
Nov 30, 2022 · 30 November 2022. By Sam Cabral,BBC News, Washington. Getty Images. US lawmaker Hakeem Jeffries has been unanimously elected to succeed Nancy Pelosi as the Democratic leader in the House of...
Nov 18, 2022 · Representative Hakeem Jeffries, Democrat of New York, formally announced his run for Democratic leader on Friday. He would be the first Black man to hold the top party leadership role in either...
