July 2022 — M2CC Newsletter

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overhauling the U.S. immigration system and health
care policy.
— Julieta Garcia. A former president of the University
of Texas at Brownsville, Garcia was the first Latina
to become a college president, the White House
said. She was named one of the nation's best college
presidents by Time magazine.
— Gabrielle Giffords. A former U.S. House member
from Arizona, the Democrat founded Giffords, an
organization dedicated to ending gun violence.
She was shot in the head in January 2011 during a
constituent event in Tucson and was gravely wounded.
— Fred Gray. Gray was one of the first Black members
of the Alabama Legislature after Reconstruction. He
was a prominent civil rights attorney who represented
Rosa Parks, the NAACP and Martin Luther King Jr.
— Steve Jobs. Jobs was the co-founder, chief
executive and chair of Apple Inc. He died in 2011.
— Alan Simpson. The retired U.S. senator from
Wyoming served with Biden and has been a prominent
advocate for campaign finance reform, responsible
governance and marriage equality.
— Richard Trumka. Trumka had been president of
the 12.5 million-member AFL-CIO for more than a
decade at the time of his August 2021 death. He was
a past president of the United Mine Workers.
— Wilma Vaught. A brigadier general, Vaught is one
of the most decorated women in U.S. military history,
breaking gender barriers as she has risen through the
ranks. When Vaught retired in 1985, she was one of
only seven female generals in the Armed Forces.
— Raúl Yzaguirre. A civil rights advocate, Yzaguirre
was president and CEO of the National Council of La
Raza for 30 years. He served as U.S. ambassador to
the Dominican Republic under Obama.
— Father Alexander Karloutsos. Karloutsos is the
assistant to Archbishop Demetrios of America. The
White House said Karloutsos has counseled several
U.S. presidents.
— Khizr Khan. An immigrant from Pakistan, Khan's
Army officer son was killed in Iraq. Khan gained
national prominence, and became a target of Donald
Trump's wrath, after speaking at the 2016 Democratic
National Convention.
— Diane Nash. A founding member of the Student
Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, Nash organized
some of the most important 20th century civil rights
campaigns and worked with King.
— Megan Rapinoe. The Olympic gold medalist and
two-time Women's World Cup soccer champion
captains the OL Reign in the National Women's Soccer
League. She is a prominent advocate for gender pay
equality, racial justice and LGBTQI+ rights who has
appeared at Biden's White House.