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Yvettep
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Posted on Tuesday, April 24, 2007 - 09:49 am:   Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Listen here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9775452

Juanita Millender-McDonald, who was a pioneering member of the Congressional Black Caucus, died Sunday after a long battle with cancer. Farai Chideya remembers the first black woman to chair the House Administration Committee.

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Robynmarie
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Yes, I knew Juanita. She was real fighter for justice and devoted to uplifting the lives of African Americans, women and everyone. May Juanita rest in peace...
This was a complete shock.
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Libralind2
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Sad..
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Mzuri
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