Louis B. Stokes

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Nation  |  Christina Coleman

Louis B. Stokes, Ohio’s First Black Congressman & Congressional Black Caucus Founding Member, Dead At 90

Former U.S. Rep. Louis B. Stokes, Ohio’s first Black congressman and a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus, died at the age of 90, his family announced Wednesday. Stokes passed away peacefully at his home Tuesday, the Associated Press reports. His wife, Jay Stokes, was at his side. Just a month earlier, Stokes announced his […]