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By Malaika Jabali ·Updated November 5, 2021
A funeral service for Colin Powell was held at the Washington National Cathedral Friday.
Powell, the first Black secretary of state, passed away Oct. 18 due to complications from COVID-19 and a weakened immune system “following his struggle with multiple myeloma, a cancer that directly affects the body’s ability to fight infection,” CNBC reported.
Several former presidents provided statements to honor the military veteran, and two attended the ceremony—former
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