Who are today’s rising black political stars?

pol tim scottTim Scott, the congressman from South Carolina, graduated from a faith-based Baptist college. In the past that would have meant that he would be member of one of South Carolina’s historically black churches and a mentee of Jim Clyburn, who has served in Congress for 20 years. But Scott is a Republican, and furthermore, the only black Republican in Congress since West lost his bid for re-election in Florida.

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Terry Shropshire
A veteran of the U.S. Air Force and Buckeye State native, Terry has also written for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Atlanta Business Chronicle and the Detroit Free Press. He is a lover of words, photography, sports, books, travel, and THEE Ohio State Buckeyes. #GoBucks
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