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Black Congressional ‘Trailblazer’ U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson Dies At 88

An influential Democratic leader from Texas, Johnson was the first Black woman elected to a seat in the Dallas legislature and to serve in Congress.
01/03/2024
N.J. Rep. Donald Payne Has Died  - Rep. Donald Payne, New Jersey’s first African-American congressman and a former Congressional Black Caucus chairman, died Tuesday. He was 77.(Photo: Earl Gibson III/WireImage/Getty Images)

African-American Leaders Honor Rep. Donald Payne

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