Democrats for Education Reform: Leaders of Color Graduates Win Big in Historic Night
August 08, 2020
August 08, 2020
MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Aug. 8 -- Democrats for Education Reform issued the following news release on Aug. 7:
In a truly historic night, Leaders of Color-Memphis graduate Marquita Bradshaw became the first Black woman to win the Democratic Senate Primary in Tennessee--and the first Black woman to win a Senate Democratic Primary in the South--on Thursday, while graduate Sheleah Harris won the Shelby County District 5 School Board race, making her the first Black woman to hold the seat.
In a truly historic night, Leaders of Color-Memphis graduate Marquita Bradshaw became the first Black woman to win the Democratic Senate Primary in Tennessee--and the first Black woman to win a Senate Democratic Primary in the South--on Thursday, while graduate Sheleah Harris won the Shelby County District 5 School Board race, making her the first Black woman to hold the seat.