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Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi selected a very diverse group of House impeachment managers which includes two African Americans.
The two are Rep. Val Demings (D-FL 10th District) and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (NY 8th District).
Demings is a retired law enforcement officer with 27 years on the force who served as Chief of the Orlando Police Department.
She sits on the following House committees:
Committee on Homeland Security
Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security
Committee on the Judiciary
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations (Vice Chair)
Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
Subcommittee on Defense Intelligence and Warfighter Support
Subcommittee on Intelligence Modernization and Readines
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries served as a clerk for Judge Harold Baer, Jr. of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. He then worked in the litigation department of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison before becoming an assistant litigator for Viacom and CBS. During Jeffries' time at Paul, Weiss he also served as director of intergovernmental affairs for the New York State Chapter of the National Association of Minority Contractors and as the president of Black Attorneys for Progress.
He is currently the Democratic Caucus Chair which is the fourth position in House leadership and heads organization of all Democratic Party members in the House.
Jeffries sits on the following Committees:
State House Committee on Banks
State House Committee on Codes
State House Committee on Corporations, Authorities, and Commissions
State House Committee on Correction
State House Committee on Housing
State House Committee on Judiciary
State House Subcommittee on Banking in Underserved Communities
State House Subcommittee on Mitchell-Lama
State House Subcommittee on Transitional Services
State House Subcommittee on Trust and Estates
Besides Demings and Jeffries the managers are:
Rep. Jerrold Nadler
Rep. Adam Schiff
Rep. Zoe Lofgren
Rep. Jason Crow
Sylvia Garcia