Senate Passes Brown, Portman Bipartisan Resolution Honoring Northeast Ohio Native, MacNolia Cox
September 17, 2021
September 17, 2021
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release:
The Senate passed U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Rob Portman's (R-OH) bipartisan resolution yesterday honoring the life, legacy, and achievements of northeast Ohio native MacNolia Cox, who in 1936 became one of the first two Black students to compete in the National Spelling Bee as finalists. That same year, MacNolia became the first Black participant to win the Akron Spelling Bee at . . .
The Senate passed U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Rob Portman's (R-OH) bipartisan resolution yesterday honoring the life, legacy, and achievements of northeast Ohio native MacNolia Cox, who in 1936 became one of the first two Black students to compete in the National Spelling Bee as finalists. That same year, MacNolia became the first Black participant to win the Akron Spelling Bee at . . .