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.
From a mass grave in Boston, unearthing Black women’s lives
Research on Boston's Home for Aged Colored Women offers a poignant window into a past we only thought we knew.
Elgin News Digest: Library event to focus on Black women’s activism post-Civil War; Elgin funeral home collecting Valentine’s cards for vets
Elgin pastor, scholar and author Felicia LaBoy will speak about significant Black women during the reconstruction after the ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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'I consider it trash:' Town of Taft holds meeting to discuss title of home to first African American Female Mayor in U.S.
How does former Taft mayor plan to prove she was the first female African American elected mayor in the United States? "Contact the Oklahoma Historical Society; I have met with three presidents ...
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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Is the Criticism of L.A.’s Mayor Unfair? Black Women Rise to Defend Her.
But after the initial criticism of Ms. Bass, a wave of voices, many of whom are Black women, began defending the mayor, saying that Black women are criticized more intensely than other groups.
Four Milwaukee Black community leaders honored as part of Black History Month
Mayor Cavalier Johnson presented awards for outstanding citizen, education advocate, minority business champion and ...