Unita Blackwell

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Oct

16

1973

Carl B. Stokes elected mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, and Richard G. Hatcher elected mayor of Gary, Indiana. Stokes was sworn in on November 13, and became the first Black to serve as mayor of a major American city.

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Nov

7

1967

Theodore Roosevelt Statue To Be Removed From New York Museum Entrance

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Source: Stories About Black History

Black Mayors

Coleman Young reelected mayor of Detroit. Thurman L. Milner elected mayor of Hartford, Connecticut. James Chase elected mayor of Spokane, Washington.

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Nov

3

1981

Detroit Cop SUV Plowed Through Protestors Because Of ‘Safety’ Concerns, Says Police Chief

Source: SETH HERALD / Getty

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Source: NewsOne

Spingarn Medal: Coleman A. Young

Spingarn Medal awarded to Coleman A. Young in recognition of his singular accomplishments as mayor of the City of Detroit.

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Nov

30

1981

Mandeville mayor lashes Scotiabank

MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Mandeville Mayor Donovan Mitchell has scolded Bank of Nova Scotia for opting not to encash cheques, which he says has negatively affected people and institutions, including the Manchester Municipal

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

AFRO Exclusive: Catherine Pugh Prepares to Leave Home | Afro

These words, written by Catherine Pugh several years ago, for a yet-to-be published book entitled Leaving Home, have new meaning as the former Baltimore mayor makes the long journey from her Ashburton home to Alabama to begin a three-year sentence in federal prison on June

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Dixon Will Not Concede Election | Afro

Sources tell the AFRO that former Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon will not concede defeat in her election bid to regain the seat she once held. The former mayor has expressed “concerns” about the vote counting process.

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Tucker, Walter R., III (1957- ) - Death

When Walter Tucker II died of cancer during his third termas Compton'smayor, younger Tucker ran for the mayor's post and won the special election onApril 16, 1991.

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Source: Black Past

Apr

16

1991

Former Atlanta officer who shot Rayshard Brooks released on bond

Credits: Stewart Trial Attorneys/Atlanta Police Department

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Source: theGrio

Statue Of Problematic Former Philly Mayor Removed By City After Protesters Attempt To Take It Down Their Damn Selves - Blavity

Zenos Frudakis, the artist who created the sculpture, told the Philadelphia Inquirer that the mayor did the right thing in removing his piece and said he was

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Source: Blavity News

Willie Brown defeats incumbent mayor Frank Jordan to become 1st African American

Willie Brown defeats incumbent mayor Frank Jordan to become 1st African American mayor of San Francisco

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Dec

12

1995

'Racist' Statue of Theodore Roosevelt to be Removed from New York’s American Museum of Natural History

A statue of Theodore Roosevelt will be removed from its place in front of the American Museum of Natural History in New

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Source: Visit Atlanta Black Star For African-American | Black News and Information

Mayor Eric Garcetti Hosted Reform Round Table with Representative Karen Bass; Discussing Remnants of George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.

Mayor Eric Garcetti Hosted Reform Round Table with Representative Karen Bass; Discussing Remnants of George Floyd Justice in Policing

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Source: Black News Black Press | Los Angeles Sentinel | Los Angeles Sentinel | Black News

Council pulls plug on mayor’s Porsche

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the St Ann Municipal Corporation, Rovel Morris, has said that the plug-in facility that was installed to charge the personal hybrid Porsche of the mayor, Michael Belnavis, has been

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

The Reverend Emmanuel Cleaver

The Reverend Emmanuel Cleaver becomes the first African American mayor of Kansas City, Mo.

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Mar

26

1991

Louisville Councilmembers Initiate Investigation Into City's Handling Of Breonna Taylor And David McAtee Cases - Blavity

Update (June 30, 2020): Louisville Metro Council members are criticizing the way Mayor Greg Fischer and his office have handled the investigations into the deaths of Breonna Taylor and David McAtee, ABC News

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Source: Blavity News

Baltimore Sees Steady Progress in COVID-19 Battle | Afro

While the city has seen a significant decline in the number of new cases of infections resulting from the virus, concern remains that moving too quickly to a sense of normalcy is risky and could erase any progress made to

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Rikers Island jail to discipline 17 staffers for transgender woman's death

Layleen Polanco

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Source: theGrio

Carrie Saxton Perry

Carrie Saxton Perry was born this day in Hartford, Connecticut. Perry was elected mayor of Hartford Connecticut in 1987.

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Aug

30

1931

NYPD officer suspended after using 'disturbing apparent chokehold' on Black man

After a New York City police officer was suspended without pay for using a chokehold on an unarmed man in Queens, the Queens DA will not press any charges on the

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Source: theGrio

Mayor Aki-Sawyerr’s proposed rate reform for Freetown in troubled waters

Following her announcement last week of a new local council rating system for the capital Freetown, Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr has failed to win the political backing and support of the Bio-led

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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News

City Council to Probe Handling of Breonna Taylor Shooting

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville’s city government has announced plans to review the handling by the mayor’s administration of the fatal police shooting of Breonna

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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel

ACH Clear Pathways purchases Kaufmann Center in Hill District

In fact, as the organization ACH Clear Pathways celebrated its groundbreaking of a new addition to the Kaufmann Center, the building in the Hill District now owned by ACH Clear Pathways, Dr. Butler joked about his moment to speak to the crowd, sandwiched in between well-known local orators like

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Source: New Pittsburgh Courier - Powered by Real Times Media

Councilors angle for 'no' vote on budget

Inside City Hall last Friday, all of the Black, Latino and Asian City Councilors fired off a list of demands to Mayor Martin Walsh in advance of their Wednesday vote on his

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Source: The Bay State Banner

JUNETEENTH’S LEGACY | The Oklahoma Eagle

But the 75-year-old Rollerson also remembers Juneteenth as the one day of the year black Tulsans were allowed to visit Lakeview Amusement Park, which was located near the current Mohawk Park in North

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Source: The Oklahoma Eagle

Stability not controversy - Moriarty explains why he is contesting Zille's DA position

The DA's chief whip in Gauteng, Mike Moriarty, has announced he will contest Helen Zille for the position of federal council chairperson at the party's virtual congress in

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Juneteenth event celebrates cultural expressions of African American history –

The virtual 2020 Juneteenth celebration was a platform of an interactive presentation video, weighing in on the cultural expressions of African American

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Source: Daytona Times

Missouri Mayor doxxed those in favor of defunding the police

St. Louis city Mayor Lyda Krewson speaks at the Concordance Academy Gala at Ritz Carlton St. Louis on October 21, 2017 in St

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Source: theGrio

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