Louis Stokes

The wife of the late U.S. Congressman Louis Stokes died in Cleveland Heights Saturday at the age of 83.

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Next year marks the 50th anniversary of Carl Stokes becoming the first black mayor of a major U.S. city. Throughout 2017, Cuyahoga Community College will…