Bakari Sellers is an attorney and one of the youngest State Representatives and the youngest black elected official in the United States. Viewing himself not as a politician, but a public servant, Sellers is a passionate keynote speaker on civil rights, equality, education, and faith.

Education has always been a top priority for Sellers. He graduated from the South Carolina public school system and then proceeded to Morehouse College, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree. While at Morehouse College, Sellers was elected Student Government Association President and, by virtue of his position, served on the College's Board of Trustees. He earned his juris doctorate from the University Of South Carolina School Of Law and soon entered politics, working for United States Congressman James Clyburn, Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin, and the Southeastern Regional Director of the NAACP.

There is no doubt that Sellers's passion for both education and activism have been instilled through his family lineage. His mother, Gwendolyn Sellers, has worked in higher education for over 20 years, while his father, Dr. Cleveland Sellers, has been a champion for civil rights in South Carolina and served as the Director of African American Studies at the University of South Carolina. He is now the President of Voorhees College, in Denmark, South Carolina.

With the strong moral and ethical grounding of his grandparents, the never-ending thirst for education of his mother, and the undying passion for equal opportunity of his father, Sellers has returned to South Carolina. He hopes to continue the Sellers’ legacy of walking in faith, while creating change that benefits all persons – no matter race, color, or creed.

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