BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — William Lacy Clay Sr., a civil rights leader, legislative powerhouse, and one of the 13 founding members of the Congressional Black Caucus, has...
MARK GILLISPIE, Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Louis Stokes rose from an impoverished life in the projects of Cleveland to become one of the most influential...
Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer Louis Stokes, Ohio’s first elected black congressman and a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus, died late...
CLEVELAND (USA Today) — Louis Stokes, the first African-American member of Congress from the state of Ohio, died late Tuesday at the age of 90. His family released the...
