La Crosse has elected its first-ever Black and openly LGBTQ+ mayor
In a historic win, Shaundel Washington-Spivey defeated City Council President Chris Kahlow in La Crosse's mayoral race this week, becoming the first Black mayor and first openly LGBTQ+ mayor in the ...
'It shaped me'; Black leaders in Urbana talk resilience, motivation to push the city forward
DeShawn Williams is the new Mayor of Urbana — the first Black man to be elected into the role. He ran unopposed in Champaign ...
Advocates providing legal help, support to Ypsilanti apartment tenants living in condemned units
While they should be entitled to a new place to live at the expense of Arbor One, it hasn't been that easy unless their case ...
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Ashley Harris becomes second Black mayor in Rock Island’s history
ROSCK ISLAND, Illinois (KWQC) - In Tuesday’s election, Ashley Harris became just the second Black person elected mayor of ...
Woman helps bring first hospital in 150 years to majority-Black Louisville neighborhood
A Louisville woman is being honored for helping to open the first hospital in over 150 years in the city's majority-Black ...
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Ashley Harris became just the second Black person elected mayor of Rock Island since 1849
Ashley Harris became just the second Black person elected mayor of Rock Island since 1849 The revenue generated by the 0.5% sales tax will fully fund its dispatch center, distributing the cost of 911 ...
A majority-Black neighborhood went over 150 years without a hospital, until now
Norton West became the first hospital to open in Louisville's majority-Black West End neighborhood in more than 150 years.
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Lilija Stevens defeats Mike Brownfield to become Washington's first female mayor
Mayor Gary Manier, who has been in his position since 2001, has completed six terms and chose not to run for another. Stevens ...