2022 DMV Hometown History Makers

It’s Black History Month and this year WHUR is recognizing 2022 DMV Hometown Black History Makers! Check back here throughout the month of February to see who will be honored next.

Dr. Eliot F. Battle, internationally renowned dermatologist and the CEO/co-founder of Cultura Dermatology and Plastic Surgery

Dr. Charlene Drew Jarvis, renowned Neuroscientist, legislator and Southeastern University president


Trian Johnson, DMV titan of realty

Edgar Ndjatou, founding principal at Officum LLC

Dr. Marco Clark, founder and CEO of Richard Wright Schools

Queen Afi, principal founder of Domestic Violence Wears Many Tags

Rev. Deborah J. Chambers, vice president of development and partnerships at Central Union Mission

Cora Masters Barry, Forever First Lady of the Nation’s Capitol

Kojo Nnamdi, host of The Politics Hour with Kojo Nnamdi

Kimberly Higginbotham, patient navigation coordinator at Howard University Hospital

Johnathan Branch, captain of the Metropolitan Police Department Cadet Corps

NBC4’s Shawn Yancy, Emmy award-winning broadcasting journalist

Alexandria Diggs, owner of Lou’s Buns

Priyadarshini Persaud, award-winning realtor and initiator of ‘Give A Gift With Me”