Bakari T. Sellers
The son of civil rights activist Cleveland Sellers, Bakari Sellers is an attorney and was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives at the age of 22.
A native of Denmark, South Carolina, Sellers graduated from Morehouse College in 2005. At Morehouse, he was a member of the Board of Trustees and the President of the Student Government Association. He also interned with Congressman James Clyburn of South Carolina and Mayor Shirley Franklin of Atlanta, Georgia. After graduating from Morehouse College, Bakari attended the University Of South Carolina School Of Law, from which he graduated in 2008.
In 2006, Sellers was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives, where he represents the 90th District and serves on the Judiciary Committee. He was a member of the South Carolina Steering Committee for Obama for America from 2007 to 2008. Additionally, Sellers has worked with the Strom Law Firm, LLC since 2007.
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Biographical Details of Leadership
- Reflections on Brown
- Influential People: Parents, Teachers, and Mentors
- Formative Childhood Experiences
- Influential Experiences: Orangeburg Massacre and Morehouse College
- Legacy of Orangeburg Massacre
- Formative Childhood Experiences: Denmark Recreation Center
- Leadership Development: Choosing Law as Career
- Intergenerational Ironies of Law Career
- Leadership Development: Political Internships
- Election to South Carolina Legislature
- Leadership Development: Morehouse College
- Influence of Civil Rights Community on Goals
- Community Empowerment Across Racial Lines
Contemporary Lens on Black Leadership
- Vision: Education and Health Care
- Ambitions for Future Leadership
- Role of Major Events in Shaping Leadership Agenda
- Embracing Bipartisanship to Reach Legislative Goals
- Overcoming Partisanship in Contemporary Politics
- Vision for Leadership: Transcending Race
- Goals for New African American Leaders
- Greatest Contributions: Setting an Example
- Purposeful Leadership
- Creating Future Leaders
- Expanding Horizons: Involvement with American Israel Public Affairs Committee
- Leadership Development: Learning From Other Cultures
- Race Consciousness: Adapting to Contemporary Struggles