Reconstruction List of African-American United States Cabinet members List of African-American United States presidential and vice presidential candidates List of African-American United States representatives List of African-American United States senators List of first African-American mayors President Barack Obama, (Kenyan-American father) 2009–2017, 44th president of the United States Vice president Kamala Harris, (Jamaican-American father) 2021–present, 49th vice president of the United States Supreme Court Justices Thurgood Marshall, 1967-1991 Clarence Thomas, 1991–present Ketanji Brown Jackson, 2022–present Governors Archie Alexander, former governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands David Paterson (African-American mother), served as the 55th Governor of New York. Deval Patrick, served as the 71st Governor of Massachusetts from 2007 to 2015, so far the only African American to serve as Governor of Massachusetts. P.B.S. Pinchback, served as the 24th Governor of Louisiana from 1872 to 1873, the first African American to become governor of a U.S. State. Douglas Wilder, served as the 66th Governor of Virginia, became the first elected African-American governor, became the first African American to serve as governor of U.S. State since Reconstruction. Other political fields Perry B. Jackson, first African American elected judge in the state of Ohio. Valerie Jarrett, former senior advisor to former president Barack Obama, and co-chair of the Obama-Biden Transition project. Mazi Melesa Pilip, Ethiopian-born American politician Historical List of African-American abolitionists List of African-American officeholders during Reconstruction Journalism and media Al Roker, journalist Daisy Bates, journalist Ed Bradley, former host of 60 Minutes, on CBS James Brown, host of The NFL Today on CBS Victor Blackwell, CNN news anchor Cari Champion, journalist, host of ESPN's SportsCenter. Ta-Nehisi Coates, author, journalist Sway Calloway, journalist, radio personality. Elle Duncan (African-American father), sports anchor for ESPN's SportsCenter. Harris Faulkner, television host and anchor for Fox News. Bryant Gumbel, host of HBO's Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel Charlamagne tha God, radio personality, television personality, radio host of The Breakfast Club. Greg Gumbel, sportscaster for NFL on CBS Nia-Malika Henderson, CNN political reporter Lester Holt, journalist and anchor for NBC News Marc Lamont Hill, journalist, political commentator Jemele Hill, sports journalist for ESPN's The Undefeated Jay Harris, journalist and anchor for ESPN Omar Jimenez, journalist Jason Johnson, writer, political commentator Van Jones, CNN political commentator Sheinelle Jones, journalist and news anchor for NBC News and MSNBC Gayle King, journalist, television personality, co-anchor of CBS This Morning Don Lemon, journalist, author, CNN anchor Craig Melvin, news anchor for NBC