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Vice President Kamala Harris has become the first woman, first Black person and first Asian-American to be elected to America’s second-highest office. For many girls and woman of color, they have a new role model. Many women now have a sense of hope regarding positions of power and feel like anything and everything is possible. With tears in her eyes, Fort Myers City Councilwoman Teresa Watkins Brown watched as a black woman was sworn in as Vice President of The United States. “We have held positions before but for Vice President Kamala Harris to be where she is today is just truly something that makes your heart just feel glad and say ‘thank you God, ” said the Councilwoman. ....
Fort Myers City Council votes to remove pedestal that held Robert E. Lee bust A bronze bust of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that occupied a position of honor in downtown Fort Myers for decades has taken its place on the scrap heap of history, unlikely to ever appear again on city-owned space in downtown Fort Myers. The Fort Myers City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to remove the Monroe Street pedestal on which the bust had spent more than a half-century. The removal may mean the controversial bust never again commands an official presence in Fort Myers. The turning point leading to keeping the bust off city streets was an hour-long celebration of the Confederate Army hero on the day before Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The local contingent of the Florida Sons of Confederate Veterans, which has possession of the bust, sponsored the event Sunday. ....