For decades, women candidates have faced systemic barriers to attaining public office, but St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones has ...

Even before Mayor Tishaura Jones was sworn in as the first African American female mayor, the murmurs of the curse started to ...

In a historic win, Shaundel Washington-Spivey defeated City Council President Chris Kahlow in La Crosse's mayoral race this ...

The newly elected mayor said he wants to “build a community that’s for everybody.” Voters in La Crosse, Wisconsin, made […] ...

Former U.S. Rep. Mia Love of Utah, a daughter of Haitian immigrants who became the first Black Republican woman elected to ...

Who is best to steer us through these troubled waters ... eyed the entrance of Adrienne Adams, who is is black and not related to the mayor, into the race for City Hall as a potential threat ...

Hepburn aims to revitalize Miami politics with his candidacy for the city's 44th mayor in this November's municipal election, ...

“Our people need to hear more from us and see how we are collaborating ... stronger parallel between the freshman mayor and the historic struggle of Black Americans. “Rev MLK Jr was the ...

Despite voters ousting high-profile mayors in Aurora, Tinley Park and Waukegan, residents reelected incumbents in numerous other towns.

Image Mayor Muriel Bowser walking along the newly dedicated Black Lives Matter Plaza in June ... want me to be focused on.” “They want us to be smart and strategic and get to the other side ...

The first Black Republican woman elected to Congress has died at age 49 after losing her battle with cancer. Former U.S. Rep.