Bakari Sellers' Biography
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Full Name:
Bakari T. Sellers
Gender:
Male
Family:
Single
Birth Date:
09/18/1984
Home City:
Denmark, SC
JD, University of South Carolina, 2008
BA, Morehouse College, 2005
Representative, South Carolina State House of Representatives, District 90, 2007-2014
Candidate, South Carolina State Lieutenant Governor, 2014
Mayoral Intern, Mayor Shirley Franklin, 2004
Congressional Intern, Congressman Jim Clyburn, 2003
Member, Obama for America South Carolina Steering Committee, 2007-2008
Attorney
Southeastern Regional Director, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Member, Saint Philip's Episcopal Church
Member, Obama for America, South Carolina Steering Committee, 2007-2008
Member, Board of Trustees, Morehouse College, 2004-2005
President, Student Government Association, Morehouse College, 2004-2005
Father's Name:
Cleveland
Mother's Name:
Gwendolyn
Personal Hero and Why:
My father [civil rights activist Cleveland Sellers]. His search for social justice and equality, as well as his never-ending desire to attain the highest level of education possible, is my number-one inspiration.