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Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones died yesterday, after suffering a brain aneurysm. She was 58 years old. Tubbs Jones made history, as the first black woman to represent Ohio in Congress.

U.S. Reps. James Clyburn (D-SC) and Maxine Waters (D-CA) — both members of the Congressional Black Caucus — join Farai Chideya, offering fond remembrances of their colleague.

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