and Fisher Island in Miami-Dade County, Florida. He is still active in the Democratic Party. See also List of African-American United States representatives References External links 1945 births Living people African-American state legislators in Tennessee African-American members of the United States House of Representatives Baptists from Tennessee Howard University alumni Democratic Party members of the Tennessee House of Representatives People acquitted of corruption Politicians from Memphis, Tennessee Tennessee State University alumni Ford family of Tennessee Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American people Members of Congress who became lobbyists