Dellums Family
Dellums is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * C. L. Dellums (1900–1989), American labor activist *Erik Dellums (born 1964), American actor *Piper Dellums, American author and public speaker *Ron Dellums (1935–2018), American politician See also *Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, federal building complex in Oakland, California *''Dellums v. Bush ''Dellums v. Bush'', 752 F. Supp. 1141 (D.D.C. 1990), was a D.C. Federal District Court decision by United States District Judge Harold H. Greene, denying the plaintiffs, members of Congress, a preliminary injunction against President George H.W ...

Erik Dellums
Erik Todd Dellums (born September 23, 1964) is an American actor and narrator. He played the drug kingpin Luther Mahoney for two seasons on '' Homicide: Life on the Street'' and voiced the roles as the radio DJ Three Dog in the 2008 video game ''Fallout 3'', Prince Arcann, Thexan and Oggo in '' Knights of the Fallen Empire'', the 2015 expansion to '' Star Wars: The Old Republic'' and Aaravos in the animated Netflix series ''The Dragon Prince''. Early life Dellums was born in the San Francisco Bay Area, California and moved to Washington, D.C. in his teenage years. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in political science from Brown University in 1986 and has since worked in Los Angeles, New York City, and Washington, D.C. He is the son of Leola Roscoe, a lawyer, and Ron Dellums, the former U.S. representative from California and mayor of Oakland. His sister Piper Dellums is an author. Career Dellums had minor appearances in several Spike Lee films early in his career, such ...
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Piper Dellums
Piper Dellums is an American author and public speaker. She is the daughter of former U.S. Congressman and Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums. Personal life Her story about a white South African girl coming to live with her family in the 1970s, titled "Simunye", was the basis for the Disney movie ''The Color of Friendship'' (2000). The film won an Emmy Award. In ''The Color of Friendship'', the role of Piper Dellums was played by Shadia Simmons. She is the daughter of Ron Dellums Ronald Vernie Dellums (November 24, 1935 – July 30, 2018) was an American politician who served as Mayor of Oakland from 2007 to 2011. He had previously served thirteen terms as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Californi .... Her brother Erik is an actor and voice actor. Piper travels throughout America, speaking at conferences and workshops about her personal struggles. References Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) African-America ...
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Ron Dellums
Ronald Vernie Dellums (November 24, 1935 – July 30, 2018) was an American politician who served as Mayor of Oakland from 2007 to 2011. He had previously served thirteen terms as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 9th congressional district, in office from 1971 to 1998, after which he worked as a lobbyist in Washington, D.C. Dellums was born into a family of labor organizers, and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps before serving on the Berkeley, California, City Council. He was the first African American elected to Congress from Northern California and the first successful openly socialist non-incumbent Congressional candidate after World War II. His politics earned him a place on President Nixon's enemies list. During his career in Congress, he fought the MX Missile project and opposed expansion of the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber program. When President Ronald Reagan vetoed Dellums's Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986, a Democr ...
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Ronald V
Ronald is a masculine given name derived from the Old Norse ''Rögnvaldr'', Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 234; Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Ronald. or possibly from Old English '' Regenweald''. In some cases ''Ronald'' is an Anglicised form of the Gaelic ''Raghnall'', a name likewise derived from ''Rögnvaldr''. The latter name is composed of the Old Norse elements ''regin'' ("advice", "decision") and ''valdr'' ("ruler"). ''Ronald'' was originally used in England and Scotland, where Scandinavian influences were once substantial, although now the name is common throughout the English-speaking world. A short form of ''Ronald'' is ''Ron''. Pet forms of ''Ronald'' include ''Roni'' and ''Ronnie''. ''Ronalda'' and ''Rhonda'' are feminine forms of ''Ronald''. '' Rhona'', a modern name apparently only dating back to the late nineteenth century, may have originated as a feminine form of ''Ronald''. Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) pp. 230, 408; Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Rhona. The names ...
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