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Sheila Jackson Lee, long-serving Democratic congresswoman and advocate for Black Americans, dies at 74

Sheila Jackson Lee, a longtime Democratic congresswoman from Texas who was an outspoken advocate for Black Americans for decades, has died, according to a statement from her office. She was 74.

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee waits for the House speaker to arrive for a bill enrollment signing...
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee waits for the House speaker to arrive for a bill enrollment signing ceremony for the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act on June 17, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

Sheila Jackson Lee, long-serving Democratic congresswoman and advocate for Black Americans, dies at 74

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