Memphis area reacts to the death of Colin Powell
Former Joint Chiefs chairman and U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell (in a 2003 photo) has died from COVID-19 complications at age 84. In an announcement on social media Monday, Oct. 18, 2021 the family said Powell had been fully vaccinated. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Rep. Antonio Parkinson tweeted: “The passing of Secretary Powell is a huge loss to Black America... He was a hero at every turn.”
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