John Conyers 
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SOURCE: The New York Times
October 29, 2019
John Conyers Jr., Longest serving African American in Congressional History, Dies at 90
by Adam Clymer
John Conyers passed away at age 90 this week, the sixth longest-serving U.S. Representative in history, having spent more than half a century representing Detroit, and the longest-serving Black congressperson, by far.
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SOURCE: NBC News
2-20-17
Veteran Congressman Still Pushing for Reparations in a Divided America
"I'm not giving up," said Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) who hosted a Capitol Hill briefing recently that drew activists, legal experts, scholars, politicos and community leaders from across the country.
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