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Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., stands beside a portrait of her friend and mentor, Shirley Chisolm, the first Black woman elected to Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024.

Barbara Lee, whose relationship with Chisholm was depicted in the Netflix 2024 biopic “Shirley,” came to know the New York lawmaker as president of the Black Student Union at Mills College.

Barbara Lee embodies that,” the letter continued. Lee has not commented on the letter. At least 11 people now are running to be Oakland’s next mayor. Many others are expected to join the race.

Barbara Lee Wins Oakland Mayor’s Race in Her Return Home. The former congresswoman, a progressive Democrat, campaigned on a promise to unite residents in the beleaguered California city.

Barbara Lee’s father, Garvin Alexander Tutt, served as a lieutenant colonel in a segregated army battalion during World War II and Korea.