Houston’s former mayor is the Democrats’ nominee to succeed the late US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee
HOUSTON (AP) — Former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner was picked Tuesday as the Democrats’ nominee to succeed the late U.S.
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Friends and colleagues of Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee reflect on her legacy and final days
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee was short in stature, but friends and colleagues of the longtime congresswoman remember her as someone
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Watch: Would Biden honor Sheila Jackson Lee with executive action on reparations?
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee was laid to rest this week in Houston after losing her battle with cancer on July
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Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, fierce Black advocate, dies at 74
Longtime U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, who helped lead federal efforts to protect women from domestic violence and
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Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, a Texas Democrat, says she has pancreatic cancer
HOUSTON (AP) — Longtime U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee announced that she has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and is
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Clarence B. Jones, Opal Lee, Medgar Evers among 19 to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
WASHINGTON (AP) — Clarence B. Jones says he thought a prankster was on the line when he answered the telephone
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Barbara Lee, once a young Shirley Chisholm staffer, aims to take fight to US Senate
TheGrio’s “Running Black” election series profiles Black candidates running for office in the 2024 elections. If successful, each candidate profiled could
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Exclusive: Rep. Barbara Lee and CBC members’ letter addresses layoffs of Black tech employees
Democratic Congresswoman Barbara Lee of California and several other Congressional Black Caucus members have written a letter to Julie Su,
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