AFRICAN AMERICAN LEADERSHIP PAST AND PRESENT SERIES: JUNE FOCUS - CJ PRENTISS

"C. J. Prentiss

 

House : 1991-1998 (119th-122nd General Assemblies)
Senate : 1999-2006 (123rd-126th General Assemblies)
Home : Cuyahoga County
Occupation(s) : Full-time Legislator
Party : Democrat

State Senator C.J. Prentiss (D-Cleveland) represented the 21st Senate District of Ohio. She was first elected to the Senate in 1998. Prentiss is well known for her diligent work ethic, well-versed oration, and efforts to represent those voices that are seldom heard in government. In December 2004, she was elected the Senate Minority Leader, the Number 1 position in the Senate Democratic Caucus. Prentiss previously served eight years as the state representative from the 8th House District (1991-1998). She is a past elected member of the State Board of Education, where she served a six-year term from 1985-1990 .... "

 

 

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"This resolution is historic and must be implemented in all Ohio schools, as millions of dollars are not being spent on Black history-cultural workshops, Grandmarch - National African American Folk Dance, Black literature - literature curriculum.  This is so important, ... our history and culture must be taught."

 

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