Tag: First Black Female Mayoral Candidate
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Longtime U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, a pioneering Democrat and the first Black female mayoral candidate of Houston, faces a personal health challenge as she seeks her 16th term in Congress. Despite her diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, Jackson…
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