By Leonard E. Colvin
Chief Reporter
New Journal and Guide
Marlene Randall, 87, the second African American woman to serve on the Portsmouth City Council, died recently, according to a member of the family.
Although she lived in Portsmouth’s Cavalier Manor section and served the city as a teacher, principal, school board and city council member, she was a graduate of Norfolk’s Booker T. Washington High School.
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