Congresswoman Sabrina Sojourner is the first African American and open lesbian to be elected to the United States Congress.

Having been elected by a whopping 83% of the vote, Sabrina became Shadow Representative from the District of Columbia in the U.S. House of Representatives where in her non-voting position she lobbied not only for Statehood for the District of Columbia, but impacted other legislators on a whole spectrum of issues.

Sabrina is also a nationally recognized educator on diversity and multiculturalism. As past Director of Diversity Programs and Woman of Color Programs for the National Organization for Woman, she has developed a variety of programs, workshops, and presentations that focus on building bridges of understanding across differences, including race, gender, and sexual orientation.

Former legislative aide for California Congresswoman Maxine Waters, and a widely published author, Sabrina's latest work is a collection of poems and narratives entitled Psychic Scars and Other Mad Thoughts.