Reminisce on Brenda Council becoming first Black woman to run for Omaha mayor
A labor attorney for Union Pacific Railroad at the time, Council was trying to become the city’s first Black mayor. She was ...
Atlanta To Honor Former Mayor Shirley Franklin With Street And Park In Her Name
The city of Atlanta will officially honor its former Mayor Shirley Franklin with a street and park renamed after the esteemed ...
In looming mayor’s race, who has the Black vote: Michelle Wu or Josh Kraft?
In Boston’s upcoming mayor’s race, the city’s Black electorate is up for grabs. And as Black voters go, so goes the election.
Atlanta’s largest park renamed for former Mayor Shirley Franklin
On Monday, the Atlanta City Council voted unanimously to rename Central Avenue, where Atlanta City Hall sits, and Westside ...
Georgia councilwoman tells ex-BLM mayor to stop playing 'victim' after charging Africa vacay to city card
A councilwoman slammed South Fulton Mayor Khalid Kamau for chastising the "all-Black council" for criticizing his lavish ...
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Westside Reservoir Park to be renamed after former Mayor Shirley Franklin
SW to Shirley Clarke Franklin Blvd. When Franklin was elected mayor in 2001, she not only became the first Black woman mayor in Atlanta, but the first of any major Southern city. More than 23 ...
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Black mayors of Charlotte gather to discuss city’s past, future
Charlotte’s past and present black mayors gathered at Belmont Regional Center on Tuesday morning to tell stories of how they rose to their positions, and what they hope to see in Charlotte ...
Celebrating Black History Month: Honoring the City of Canton’s first woman and African American mayor
We kick off our Black History Month series by highlighting and honoring Alice Scott, the first woman and African American to ...