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New Jersey never had a Black woman as lieutenant governor. Shirley Emehelu is now the first.
Born in Nigeria and a federal prosecutor for nine years, she also becomes the state's first immigrant lieutenant governor
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Friday, November 13, 2026News that matters to Black communities
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Born in Nigeria and a federal prosecutor for nine years, she also becomes the state's first immigrant lieutenant governor
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