November 17, 2021
Susan Elizabeth Rice

Susan Elizabeth Rice, born on this day in 1964, is a U.S. diplomat who has served two Presidents. She served in President Clinton’s National Security Council, and then as the Assistant Secretary of State for Africa. Under President Obama’s first term, she served as the Ambassador to the United Nations; and then as the National Security Advisor in Obama’s second term. Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden considered Susan Rice as a potential Vice-Presidential candidate. She will play a role in U.S. foreign policy if Biden wins the Presidency.
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Andrew Jackson Young, Jr., served as a one of the closest confidants of Martin Luther King, Jr. On this day in 1972, he continued his service when he was elected as a congressman from Atlanta, the first black person representing the South since Reconstruction.

Omega Psi Phi fraternity was founded on this day in 1911 on the campus of Howard University in Washington, DC.