Jeffries's younger brother, Hasan Kwame Jeffries, is an associate professor of history at Ohio State University [213] and the author of Bloody Lowndes: Civil Rights and Black Power in Alabama's Black Belt.

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.

Dec 1, 2022 · Newly minted Democratic Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York is 52, House Minority Whip Katherine Clark of Massachusetts is 59, and presumptive Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar of California is...

Sep 18, 2023 · Hakeem Sekou Jeffries was born on August 4, 1970, in Brooklyn, New York, to social worker Laneda (Gomes) Jeffries and substance-abuse counselor Marland Jeffries. Hakeem and his younger brother, Hasan, grew up in Crown Heights, a significant Black urban area in the 1970s and 1980s.

3 days ago · 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 …

Jan 1, 2024 · Marland Jeffries, father of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), died Sunday, according to the younger Jeffries’s office. Marland Jeffries, 85, was a former substance abuse counselor...

But people would often point out that his name sounded very similar to the name of his representative in Congress, a rising star in the House and fellow Brooklyn native. “All of them would just tell me, ‘You should meet this man some day,’” Mr. Jeffrey said. New York Times.

Jun 4, 2008 · Senator Obama has inspired millions of young voters and at least one young politician. His name is Hakeem Jeffries; he's on the line now from New York.

Jan 11, 2025 · Jeffries's younger brother, Hasan Kwame Jeffries, is an associate professor of history at Ohio State University and the author of Bloody Lowndes: Civil Rights and Black Power in Alabama's Black Belt. See also

Jan 18, 2023 · Jeffries, 52, is 30 years younger than Pelosi. Underscoring that generational shift is Jeffries' public embrace of hip-hop, from rapping at a fundraiser to quoting fellow Brookly-native...