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 ...
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 ...
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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.
Meet 9 trailblazing ‘hidden figures’ of Black history from across the Charlotte region
In 1958, Williams chaired the Committee to Combat Racial Injustice, which organized to defend two Black boys, ages 7 and 9, ...
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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 ...
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New Book Tells the Story of the Most Influential Black Woman You’ve Never Heard Of
Burroughs, the daughter of former slaves, established her own school in Washington, D.C. in 1909, helping to forge new career ...
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 ...
Tulsa, Oklahoma, Mayor Backs New Plan for Reparations for Race Massacre Victims
(Reuters) - Tulsa, Oklahoma's new mayor said on Tuesday that he is backing parts of a plan that aims to pay reparations to ...
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List: Black historical figures from Metro Detroit
Many prominent historical figures are from the Metro Detroit area. Here’s a list of prominent Black historical figures in ...