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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee dies at 74
Sheila Jackson Lee, a longtime Democratic congresswoman from Texas and a strong advocate for Black Americans, died at the age of 74 on July 19. Jackson Lee’s family released a statement on her passing. “A fierce champion of the people,