Alphonso David (born 1970) is an American attorney and LGBT civil rights leader. In August 2019, he became the president of the Human Rights Campaign. He is the first civil rights lawyer and first person of color to serve as president of the organization.
Texas Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson this week remembered sharing “triumphs and trials together” with the late Congressman John Lewis.” (Photo courtesy of Eddie Bernice Johnson) LGBTQ activists, advocates and allies remember Civil Rights icon Chris Johnson | Washington BladeCourtesy of the National LGBT Media Association GBTQ rights supporters are mourning the loss of Rep.
John Lewis, D-Ga., a civil rights icon who worked with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1960s and who has been a leading voice for civil rights for all people throughout his tenure in government.
Lewis, 80, died late Friday, July 17, after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Alphonso David, president of the Human Rights Campaign, said in a statement that Lewis was “a