威奇塔第一位黑人女性县专员Melody McCray-Miller在堪萨斯州政治和教育界任职后于69岁去世。 Melody McCray-Miller, Wichita’s first Black woman county commissioner, died at 69 after serving in Kansas politics and education.

Melody McCray-Miller,一位开创性的威奇塔公务员和塞格威克县委员会第一位非裔美国妇女,于69岁去世。 Melody McCray-Miller, a pioneering Wichita public servant and the first African American woman on the Sedgwick County Commission, has died at 69. 她曾在堪萨斯州立法院、威奇塔教育委员会任职,是威奇塔州立大学的副教授。 She served in the Kansas Legislature, the Wichita Board of Education, and was an adjunct professor at Wichita State University. McCray-Miller因健康原因于2025年底从学校董事会辞职。 McCray-Miller stepped down from the school board in late 2025 due to health reasons. 她以在教育改革和社区支助服务方面的倡导而著称,她共同拥有米勒的《烤肉》,并因其致力于公平和学生成功而广受尊重。 Known for her advocacy in education reform and community support services, she co-owned Miller’s Barbecue and was widely respected for her dedication to equity and student success.