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AFRO Endorsements 2020 | Afro

By AFRO Staff Mfume for the 7th District Rep. Kweisi Mfume is a known entity to the vast majority of the residents of the venerable 7th Congressional District of Baltimore City (and also parts of Baltimore and Howard counties) for good reason; he once served the district with distinction. Mfume was the second Black man […]

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