Emanuel Cleaver

Emanuel Cleaver was born in Waxahachie, Texas, in 1944. He earned a bachelor's degree from Prairie View A&M University in sociology in 1972 and earned a Master of Divinity degree from St. Paul School of Theology in 1974.[1][2] He served as the Senior Pastor at St. James United Methodist Church from 1973 to 2009.[3] He also worked as a radio show host.[1] From 1979 to 1991, Cleaver served on the Kansas City City Council, and served as mayor of Kansas City from 1991 to 1999.[1] He was the city's first African-American.[4]

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