![]() ![]() Eager faces stared back at her, and she cleared her throat. Out of more than two hundred people in the room, she knew fewer than fifty. She shook her head to dislodge those thoughts. She scanned the quieting crowd for unfamiliar eyes. Grace turned toward her constituents as the cheers faded. Jayde, her fifteen year old, raised her thumb in the air. Next to him stood their daughters, whose smiles matched the ones in the crowd. I want to serve the people of the Eighteenth District - you, who with your confidence and countless dedicated hours have elected me today as your councilwoman."Ī roar reverberated through the room. ![]() "Thank you, but my focus is not on the mayor's office. She motioned with her hands to quiet her supporters. Grace Monroe smiled into the crowd of rainbow faces. "You forgot the first black female mayor," a woman bellowed above the noise. ![]() Thunderous applause exploded inside the Biltmore's Colonnade Room. "You're going to be the first female mayor of Los Angeles!" ![]()
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