A round metal pin with the slogan Black Designers Matter, designed by Little Wing Lee. The round pin (a) is made of metal. It is primarily black and features, serif, centered, white debossed text that reads [BLACK / DESIGNERS / MATTER]. On the back of the…
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Abemly Meto Silu (born 23 April 2003), known as Metinho, is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swiss Super League club Basel on loan from Ligue 1 club Troyes. Born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, he holds both Congolese and…
Mialisa Tania Bonta (née Villafañe; born January 26, 1972) is an American politician serving as a member of the California State Assembly. A member of the Democratic Party, she represents the 18th Assembly District, which consists of Oakland, Alameda, and…
Ludmya "Mia" Love (née Bourdeau; December 6, 1975 – March 23, 2025) was an American political commentator and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Utah's 4th congressional district from 2015 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, she…
Mia McKenzie is an American writer, activist, and founder of the blog Black Girl Dangerous (BGD). She grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and attended the University of Pittsburgh. McKenzie is a queer Black feminist and writes primarily about LGBTQ…
Miatta Nema Fahnbulleh (born 29 September 1979) is a British-Liberian politician and economist who has served as Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero since July 2026. As a member of the Labour and Co-operative Party, she was elected as…
Micah Stephen Williams (born February 16, 1991) is an American former actor, best known for his recurring role as Emmett on the Disney Channel sitcom Good Luck Charlie. Williams began his acting career having a small guest role in the series The Pretender.…
Michael A. Battle (born October 15, 1955) is an American attorney who served as the director of the Executive Office for United States Attorneys in the United States Department of Justice until he resigned, effective March 16, 2007. He was the person who…
Michael Angelo Jackson (born March 29, 1964) is a former member of the Maryland Senate representing District 27 in Calvert, Charles and Prince George's counties. Jackson was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing District 27B in Calvert…
Michael Anthony Lindsey is an American scholar, college administrator and researcher in social work and public health who specializes in child and adolescent mental health, and has conducted key research about Black teenage suicide in the United States and…
Michael Ashford (born September 15, 1955) is the former Minority Whip of the Ohio House of Representatives. He represented more than 116,000 constituents in a district wholly within the city of Toledo.
Michael B. Coleman (born November 18, 1954) is an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as the 52nd mayor of Columbus, Ohio. He was the first African-American to serve as the mayor of Ohio's capital city. Coleman was a member of the…
Michael P. Bell (born 1955) is a former Mayor of Toledo, Ohio who took office on January 4, 2010, and served until January 4, 2014. Bell previously served as Toledo Fire Chief and State Fire Marshal.
Michael Patrick Boatman (born October 25, 1964) is an American actor and writer. He is known for his roles as New York City mayoral aide Carter Heywood in the ABC sitcom Spin City, as U.S. Army Specialist Samuel Beckett in the ABC drama series China Beach,…
Michael Carter is an American politician who was elected member of the Colorado House of Representatives for the 36th district in 2024. Carter is a third-generation Army Veteran. He is an Aurora defense attorney.
Michael Joseph Coteau is a Canadian politician who has served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Scarborough—Woburn in the House of Commons of Canada since 2025, having previously represented Don Valley East from 2021 to 2025. From 2011 to 2021, Coteau…
Michael Bruce Curry (born March 13, 1953) is an American retired bishop who was the 27th presiding bishop and primate of the Episcopal Church, which is a Mainline Protestant denomination in the Anglican tradition. Elected in 2015, he was the first African…
Michael C. Dawson is an American political scientist, currently the John D. MacArthur professor of political science at the University of Chicago. He is also the founding director of the Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture there. He studies…
Michael DeBose (December 16, 1953 – April 23, 2012) was an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Ohio House of Representatives. He was first elected to that position on February 13, 2002.
Michael DeMond Davis (January 1939 – November 13, 2003), also known by the byline Mike Davis, was an American journalist and author. In 1963, he was hired as the first black reporter at the Atlanta Constitution. He co-authored Thurgood Marshall, Warrior at…
Michael E. Haynes (May 9, 1927 – September 12, 2019) was an American minister and politician in the state of Massachusetts. His parents, Gustavus and Edna, were immigrants from Barbados.
Michael F. Rivers Sr. is an American politician. He is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 121st District, serving since 2016. He is a member of the Democratic party. Rivers served on the Beaufort County School Board from 1998…