Shontel Brown: “My office led bipartisan legislation, joined by nearly every…”

“At a time when this president wants to roll back the clock and pursue a resegregation agenda. We are not erasing black history in this district. We are honoring it. My office led bipartisan legislation, joined by nearly every Republican in Ohio's delegation, to recognize a Cleveland hero, Tech Sergeant Alma Gladys Mentor. She served in World War II as part of the 6888 Central Postal Directory Battalion, the first and only all black women women's Army Corps unit deployed overseas.” (42:48–43:01)

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