Education:
PhD, Public Administration, Union Institute, 1977
MA, Guidance, Chicago State University, 1968
BA, History, Arkansas A.M. & N. College, 1961.

Professional Experience:
Special Assistant to President, Mile Square Community Health Center, 1976-1981
Executive Director, West Side Health Planning, 1972-1979
Consultant, Westside Health Planning, 1971-1972
Director of Training, Martin Luther King Junior Health Center, 1969-1971
Executive Director, Greater Lawndale Conservation Commission, 1969
Teacher/Counselor, Chicago Public Schools, 1962-1969
Clerk, United States Postal Service, 1961-1962.

Political Experience:
State Central Committeeman, Illinois Democratic Party, 1998-present
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1997-present
Democratic Ward Committeeman, 29th Ward, Chicago, 1984-2000
Commissioner, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 1990-1996
Co-Chair, Clinton/Gore/Braun Campaigns, 1992
Candidate, Mayor of Chicago, 1991
Alderman, Chicago City Council, 1979-1990
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, 1984, 1986.

Organizations:
Life Member, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
American Public Health Association
Boy Scouts of America
Chicago Teachers Union
Chicago Urban League
Congress of Racial Equality
Greater Lawndale Conservation Commission
Lawndale People's Planning and Action Conference
President/Speaker of House/Area Representative, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
President, Community Health Centers
National Black Political Assembly
Founder/President, Westside Association for Community Action.

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
Secretary, Congressional Black Caucus, 2005-present
Member, Caucus on Community Health Centers, 1997-present
Member, Congressional Art Caucus, 1997-present
Member, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, 1997-present
Member, Congressional Black Caucus, 1997-present
Member, Congressional Cancer Caucus, 1997-present
Member, Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues, 1997-present
Member, Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans, 1997-present
Member, Congressional Children's Caucus, 1997-present
Member, Congressional Community Health Centers Caucus, 1997-present
Member, Congressional Heart and Stroke Caucus, 1997-present
Member, Congressional Iraq Fallen Heroes Caucus, 1997-present
Member, Congressional Labor and Working Families Caucus, 1997-present
Member, Congressional Mental Health Caucus, 1997-present
Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, 1997-present
Member, Congressional Steel Caucus, 1997-present
Member, Rural Health Caucus, 1997-present
Member, Congressional Pakistani Caucus
Chair, Congressional Postal Caucus
Member, Congressional Ukrainian Caucus
Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission.

Committees:
Oversight and Government Reform, Member
Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia, Member
Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support, Member
Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives, Member
Subcommittee on Oversight, Member
Ways and Means, Member