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Proverbs 31 verses eight and nine says ... "You should defend those who cannot help themselves. You speak for the poor and needy and see they get justice." For Marcia Fudge that's more than just an Old-Testament Bible passage. It is a creed by which she has worked to conduct her professional life. At the turn of the century, with the help of voters, she made local history as the first African-American woman to be elected mayor of Warrensville Heights.