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BLM Activist Wins Iowa City Council Seat on Police Reform Platform
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November 6, 2021
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7:57Now PlayingA Black Lives Matter activist earned her way onto the city council in Des Moines, Iowa, on the platform of defunding the police for safety and justice.
Twenty-seven-year-old Indira Sheumaker became the youngest member of the city council after earning 46% of the votes, unseating two-term incumbent Bill Gray.
Sheumaker’s historic victory ensures her not only being the only council member under 30, but she is also the only council member of color. She will now officially represent Ward 1 of Des Moines.
Sheumaker joins Marc Lamont Hill on “Black News Tonight” to discuss how her message worked.
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