Lelia Foley-Davis defends her title as first black female mayor against Ohio claims
Controversy over whether the Former Mayor of Taft, Lelia Foley Davis was in fact the first black female mayor in the United States.NewsChannel 8’s Rian Stockett ...
Tulsa’s new mayor backs ‘significant elements’ of plan for city to do more over Tulsa Race Massacre
A group representing survivors and descendants from the Tulsa Race Massacre are unveiling a sweeping plan for reparations ...
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Honoring Black History: City of Gonzales elects its first Black mayor
More than a century after the City of Gonzales was founded, a historic election has resulted in people electing Tim Riley as ...
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Richmond’s first Black mayor is remembered as a civil rights fighter and trailblazer
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Current and former Virginia elected leaders speaking at this weekend’s service for the first Black mayor of Richmond recalled Henry L. Marsh III’s trailblazing career ...
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Richmond’s first Black mayor is remembered as a civil rights fighter and trailblazer
(AP) — Current and former Virginia elected leaders speaking at this weekend’s service for the first Black mayor of Richmond ... almost instantly thrown the world economy and his own goal ...
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Lelia Foley-Davis defends her title as first black female mayor against Ohio claims
"I am the first black female mayor elected in the United States," said Davis in a meeting on Thursday, defending her status. "The history is there. In 1973, when the World Conference of Black ...
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‘In the face of adversity, we gather together’: Yale hosts 28th Black Solidarity Conference
This past weekend, over 500 Black undergraduate students from across the country gathered at Yale for the 28th annual Black Solidarity Conference ... that the whole world hated us. But we always knew ...