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McKissack has served on the Memphis-Shelby County School Board since 2018 and announced her campaign for mayor Thursday outside Downtown Elementary School.
Meena Viswanathan is a creative freelance writer based in St. Louis. She is part of the 2022 NPR Next Generation Radio Project at St. Louis Public Radio.
Meena Vishwanathan is a creative freelance writer based in St. Louis. She is part of the 2022 NPR Next Generation Radio Project at St. Louis Public Radio.
If Michelle McKissack ran and then won the mayoral election, she would become the first woman to serve in the city's government's highest office.
Candidates for Memphis-Shelby County School Board will address pandemic learning loss should they win their Thursday elections.