From 1960s civil rights activist Bayard Rustin to Chicago's first black female and LGBTQ mayor, Lori Lightfoot, black LGBTQ Americans have long made history with contributions to politics, art, medicine and a host of other fields. BlackHistoryMonth
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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks after being sworn in during an inauguration ceremony in Chicago on May 20, 2019.A former prosecutor with no experience in elected office, Lightfoot swept all 50 of Chicago’s wards in the 2019 mayoral runoff election after promising to end the city’s famed backroom dealing. She is the city’s first ever black female mayor and itsAlphonso David speaks during a swearing-in ceremony at the Court of Appeals in Albany, New York on April 25, 2016.
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