Sheila Jackson Lee, Pioneering Congresswoman and Champion for Black Americans, Passes Away at 74

Sheila Jackson Lee, Pioneering Congresswoman and Champion for Black Americans, Passes Away at 74

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Photo by Joshua Roberts/Getty Images By Melissa Noel ·Updated July 20, 2024

​​Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, a stalwart Democratic congresswoman from Texas, has passed away at the age of 74 following a battle with pancreatic cancer, her family announced on Friday.

“Today, with incredible grief for our

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