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3. Cleveland had a power house congressional delegation for awhile in the 1980's and 1990's

Tue Sep 16, 2025, 07:02 PM

Sep 2025

Mary Rose Oakar and Louis Stokes. She was a pioneering women and he was a pioneering African American.

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Mary Rose Oakar, 85, First Arab American Woman in Congress, Dies [View all] RandySF Sep 2025 OP

A pioneer... I didn't know her association with the SBA coin. WarGamer Sep 2025 #1

Mary Rose Clouds Passing Sep 2025 #2