In office less than two weeks, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has made "The Grio's" list of 100 history makers in the making. Other notables on the list include, Gov. Deval Patrick of Massachusetts , musician Will.i.am, Newark,N.J. Mayor Cory Booker,
Quincy Jones and newsman Lester Holt.
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"Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's installation as mayor of Baltimore on February 4 will be the latest in a series of political accomplishments for the 39-year-old lawyer. "She is a leader that we need right now," Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) told voters in a video clip announcing his support for Rawlings-Blake last year.
"We are at a very difficult crossroads in Baltimore's history. Baltimore is changing... We need a leader who can truly lead... I support her because she is experienced and she is prepared for the moment," Said Cummings
Indeed, Rawlings-Blake has spent a lifetime preparing to lead Baltimore, a city of approximately 640,000. Her climb to the mayor's seat started at age 7 when she knocked on doors to help her father, the late Maryland legislator Howard "Pete" Rawlings, campaign for office."
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