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1st African American woman elected to Montgomery Co. education board dies
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Trailblazing Montgomery County, Maryland, leader, activist and public servant Odessa Shannon died Sunday.

Trailblazing Montgomery County, Maryland, leader, activist and public servant Odessa Shannon dies at 91.

(Screenshot courtesy Montgomery County Council via YouTube)

Trailblazing Montgomery County, Maryland, leader, activist and public servant Odessa Shannon died Sunday.

Shannon was the first African American woman elected to the Montgomery County Board of Education.

Watch a video tribute from the Montgomery County Council on the life of Shannon below.
Source: WTOP | Washington's Top News

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