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The following is a list of African-American United States presidential and vice presidential nominees and candidates for nomination. Nominees are candidates nominated or otherwise selected by political parties for particular offices.
The White House, official residence of the president of the United States, in July 2008. The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, [1] indirectly elected to a four-year term via the Electoral College. [2]
No. [a]PortraitName (birth–death)Term [14]January 20, 2021 – IncumbentDonald Trump (b. 1946) [74]January 20, 2017 – January 20, 2021Barack Obama (b. 1961) [73]January 20, 2009 – January 20, 2017George W. Bush (b. 1946) [72]January 20, 2001 – January 20, 2009The presidential portrait of Bill Clinton was the first of such portraits to be painted by an African American, Simmie Knox. Before that, a portrait was commissioned by the National Portrait Gallery at the Smithsonian Institution.
African Americans. Before and after the election of Barack Obama as the first African American president of the United States in 2008, the idea of a Black president has been explored by various writers in novels (including science fiction ), films and television, as well as other media. Numerous actors have portrayed a Black president.
While 13 members founded the Congressional Black Caucus in 1971 during the 92nd Congress, in the 116th Congress (2019-2020), 56 served, with 54 Democrats and 2 Republicans (total seats are 535, plus 6 delegates). [1]
From Paul Jennings’ White House memoir, to Mary McLeod Bethune’s “Black Cabinet,” to Shirley Chisholm’s 1972 presidential run, African Americans have participated in the American democratic system even before receiving full recognition as citizens within it.
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