First African American female mayor of Lynwood, Jada Curry, touts economic growth
Lynwood Mayor Jada Curry is challenged in the Democratic primary from a slate named The Lynwood Choice Team led by Detonya ...
What will be in Chicago mayor's playbook against Trump?
Emanuel’s successor, Lori Lightfoot, went with political theater when she sought to upstage Trump’s new Chicago director of U ...
First African American female mayor of Lynwood, Jada Curry, to face challenger in upcoming election
Four years after being elected the first African American female mayor of Lynwood, promising to bring down spending and rid the village of $25 million in debt, Jada Curry is asking voters for another ...
Patriots Owner’s Son Challenges Michelle Wu for Mayor of Boston
Josh Kraft, a political newcomer who is running as a Democrat, said his top priority was addressing the city’s housing crisis ...
Meet 9 trailblazing ‘hidden figures’ of Black history from across the Charlotte region
Many Charlotte-area residents are familiar with some of the more notable figures in local Black history, people like Harvey Gantt, the first Black student accepted to enroll at Clemson University who ...
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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 ...
Richmond’s first Black mayor is remembered as a civil rights fighter and trailblazer
Current and former Virginia elected leaders speaking at this weekend’s service for the first Black mayor of Richmond recalled ...
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Honoring Black History: Ferguson mayor reflects on her historic term
Breaking barriers and making history. Ella Jones became the first Black person elected to the Ferguson City Council in April 2015. In June 2020, she became the city’s first Black mayor.