U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters addresses the Henry County (Georgia) Branch of the NAACP after receiving the Mary Church Terrell Award. Terrell was a founding member of the NAACP and a pioneering civil rights leader who fought for racial and gender equality in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

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McDONOUGH, GA. — U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Los Angeles, was honored last month by the Henry County Branch of the NAACP, receiving the Mary Church Terrell Award at the branch’s 25th annual Freedom Fund Gala.

The award honors advocates whose lifelong commitment to justice and equity reflects the legacy of Terrell, a founding member of the NAACP and a pioneering civil rights leader who fought for racial and gender equality.

“As a lifetime member of the NAACP, I would like to

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