NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Tennessee Rep. Lois DeBerry, one of the longest-serving women lawmakers in the nation and a powerful influence in state politics, died Sunday after a nearly five-year bout with ...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A street in South Memphis now bears the name of late former House Speaker and civil rights activist Lois DeBerry. DeBerry was the first African-American woman elected to the ...